Public preferences across europe for different forest stand types as site for recreation

David Edwards, Marion Jay, Franck S Jensen, Beatriz Lucas, Mariella Marzano, Claire Montagné-Huck, Andrew Peace and Gerhard Weiss
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David Edwards: Forest Research [Great Britain]
Marion Jay: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg = University of Freiburg
Franck S Jensen: KVL - Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University = Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole
Beatriz Lucas: CTFC - Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya
Mariella Marzano: Forest Research [Great Britain]
Andrew Peace: Forest Research [Great Britain]
Gerhard Weiss: EFI - European Forest Institute = Institut Européen de la Forêt = Euroopan metsäinstituutti, BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien = University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences [Vienne, Autriche]

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Abstract: A Delphi survey involving experts in forest preference research was carried out to derive scores for the recreational value of 240 forest stand types across Europe. The survey was organized around four regional panels: Great Britain, Nordic Region, Central Europe, and Iberia. In each region, 60 forest stand types were defined according to five forest management alternatives (FMAs) on a continuum of management intensity, four phases of development (establishment, young, medium, and adult), and three tree species types (conifer, broadleaved, and mixed stands of conifer and broadleaved). The resulting scores were examined using conjoint analysis to determine the relative importance of the three structural attributes (FMA, phase of development, and tree species type), and each level or component of the attributes. The findings quantify the extent to which forest visitors prefer a degree of management to unmanaged forest nature reserves across the four regions. Phase of development was shown to make the highest contribution to the recreational value of forests while the contribution of tree species type was shown to be relatively unimportant. While the results are indicative, they provide evidence to support long-term retention and low-impact silviculture in forests where recreation is a primary objective of management.

Keywords: Forest management; Public preference; Recreation; Delphi; Europe; Structural attribute (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Ecology and Society, 2012, 17 (1), ⟨10.5751/ES-04520-170127⟩

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DOI: 10.5751/ES-04520-170127

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