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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Forest Policy and Economics |
Volume | 99 |
Early online date | 18 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2019 |
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Keywords
- Forest ownership forms
- Typologies
- Forest management
- Forest policy
- Research needs
- Europe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Forestry
- Economics and Econometrics
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Sociology and Political Science
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Research trends : Forest ownership in multiple perspectives. / Weiss, Gerhard (Corresponding Author); Lawrence, Anna; Lidestav, Gun; Feliciano, Diana; Teppo, Hujala; Zuzana, Sarvašová; Zuzana, Dobšinská; Ivana, Živojinović.
In: Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 99, 01.02.2019, p. 1-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Research trends
T2 - Forest ownership in multiple perspectives
AU - Weiss, Gerhard
AU - Lawrence, Anna
AU - Lidestav, Gun
AU - Feliciano, Diana
AU - Teppo, Hujala
AU - Zuzana, Sarvašová
AU - Zuzana, Dobšinská
AU - Ivana, Živojinović
N1 - The work on this article was supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) in the framework of the COST Action FP1201 - Forest Land Ownership Changes in Europe: Significance for Management and Policy (FACESMAP). In addition, the authors want to acknowledge all participants of the COST Action for their contributions throughout the Action as well as the very valuable peer reviewer comments.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Research on forest ownership has received growing attention in recent years, particularly in relation to the effects of restitution processes in former socialist countries, emerging new forest owner types, trends towards fragmentation of ownership structures, and questions related to the steady supply of forest industries with raw materials. Literature reviews indicate that despite the profound impact of different ownership categories on the actual forest management and fulfilment of policy goals, the aspect of ownership is rarely included in research on forest management or forest policy. Future research should first develop a more differentiated picture of legal forest ownership categories and owner types, going beyond a simple dichotomy of public and private ownership forms, and beyond simplified typologies such as non-traditional, urban or absentee forest owners. Second, it should tackle the question how the form of ownership relates to forest management and the provision of goods and services, and the extent to which new management approaches are needed for different owner types. Thirdly, it should ask about effective support structures for forest owners such as advisory services and other policy instruments, including how policy goals could be best achieved in consideration of different ownership forms and how different owner types could be best supported in their needs. In addition to broaden the empirical knowledge base across countries and development trends over time, we state a need for stronger theoretical foundations of and innovative conceptual approaches for forest ownership research that proactively grasp future anticipations.
AB - Research on forest ownership has received growing attention in recent years, particularly in relation to the effects of restitution processes in former socialist countries, emerging new forest owner types, trends towards fragmentation of ownership structures, and questions related to the steady supply of forest industries with raw materials. Literature reviews indicate that despite the profound impact of different ownership categories on the actual forest management and fulfilment of policy goals, the aspect of ownership is rarely included in research on forest management or forest policy. Future research should first develop a more differentiated picture of legal forest ownership categories and owner types, going beyond a simple dichotomy of public and private ownership forms, and beyond simplified typologies such as non-traditional, urban or absentee forest owners. Second, it should tackle the question how the form of ownership relates to forest management and the provision of goods and services, and the extent to which new management approaches are needed for different owner types. Thirdly, it should ask about effective support structures for forest owners such as advisory services and other policy instruments, including how policy goals could be best achieved in consideration of different ownership forms and how different owner types could be best supported in their needs. In addition to broaden the empirical knowledge base across countries and development trends over time, we state a need for stronger theoretical foundations of and innovative conceptual approaches for forest ownership research that proactively grasp future anticipations.
KW - Forest ownership forms
KW - Typologies
KW - Forest management
KW - Forest policy
KW - Research needs
KW - Europe
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U2 - 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.10.006
M3 - Article
VL - 99
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Forest Policy and Economics
JF - Forest Policy and Economics
SN - 1389-9341
ER -