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Forest futures by Swedish students – developing a mind mapping method for data collection

Nummelin, Tuomas; Widmark, Camilla; Riala, Maria; Stens, Anna; Nordstrom, Eva-Maria; Nordin, Annika

Sammanfattning

Forests are an important natural resource in Sweden. They are used for multiple purposes, for example, providing economic returns from timber harvest, conservation of biodiversity, provision of wild berries and mushrooms and recreational benefits. People's perceptions of forests and forest use are currently under transformation due to drivers like globalization and urbanization. The aim of this study was to analyse in particular Swedish university student's visions of future forests using a newly developed survey method based on mind mapping. An online survey with mind map technique was used to collect data from university students in Umea, northern Sweden. The study focused on features of forests, products derived from forests and activities in forests. The results indicate that students regard ecological, social and economic aspects of forests as important for future forests and the use of them. In particular, the role of non-wood forest products, like berries and mushrooms, as well as recreational features of forests were central to many of the students. The multitude of different visions suggests that forest management decisions of today, directing the future of forests, need to consider the multiple use of forests to be able to satisfy forest preferences also of younger generations.

Nyckelord

Forest management; forest activities; features of forest; forest products; cross-sectional survey

Publicerad i

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2017, Volym: 32, nummer: 8, sidor: 807-817

      SLU författare

          • Associerade SLU-program

            Framtidens skogar (tom Jan 2017)
            SLU Future Forests
            Naturupplevelser och hälsa

            Globala målen

            SDG15 Skydda, återställa och främja ett hållbart nyttjande av landbaserade ekosystem, hållbart bruka skogar, bekämpa ökenspridning, hejda och vrida tillbaka markförstöringen samt hejda förlusten av biologisk mångfald
            SDG11 Göra städer och bosättningar inkluderande, säkra, motståndskraftiga och hållbara
            SDG4 Säkerställa en inkluderande och likvärdig utbildning av god kvalitet och främja livslångt lärande för alla

            UKÄ forskningsämne

            Ekonomisk geografi
            Nationalekonomi
            Skogsvetenskap

            Publikationens identifierare

            DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2017.1287303

            Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

            https://res.slu.se/id/publ/86805