COST E19 NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT

NFP NETWORK

RESEARCH PROJECTS

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A list of research projects related to NFPs

 

AUSTRIA

Project title	Evaluation of Forest Policy in Austria by Using the Pan-European Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
Contact person	Klaus Sehling
Organization	Institute of Forest Sector Policy and Economics, University of Agricultural Science Vienna
Postal address	Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien
Country	Austria
Telephone	+43-1-47654 - 4408	Fax	+43-1-47654 - 4407
E-mail	voit@edv1.boku.ac.at
Timetable (year)	Start 1/1999		Termination 12/2000
Primary objectives	Overview on the completeness or deficiencies of existing policy tools related to sustainable forest management (SFM) compared to the new definition of SFM.
Abstract	Pan-European criteria and indicators for SFM are modified and supplemented on the basis of other relevant documents in Austria. Based on that the actual situation of forest management in Austria is compared with the desired situation. The latter is either determined by the scientific community or by political agreements. The difference between the actual and desired situation is an indicator for how successful the existing policy means are.
Keywords	Evaluation analysis; sustainable forest management; pan-European criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management
Resources	Number of people involved 1		Person-months (total) 24

 

Project title	Analysis of the obstacles of the international forest policy dialogue as regards strengthening the international forest regime
Contact person	Helga Puelzl
Organization	Institute of Forest Sector Policy and Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna
Postal address	Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien
Country	Austria
Telephone	+43-1-47 654 - 4414	Fax	+43-1-47 654 - 4407
E-mail	puelzl@edv1.boku.ac.at
Timetable (year)	Start 4/2000		Termination 3/2001
Primary objectives	To shed light on different positions and conflicts of the participants in the international policy dialogue on forests as regards political, strategic and operational aspects.
Abstract	It is expected to specify substantial as well as pretended barriers of the consensus building process which could be overcomed by appropriate measures in the follow-up of the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests.
Keywords	Global forest convention, sustainable forest management, international forest policy
Resources	Number of people involved 1		Person-months (total) 12

 

Project title	Evaluation of Sustainable Forest Management Policy
Contact person	Gerhard Weiss
Organization	Institute of Forest Sector Policy and Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna
Postal address	Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien
Country	Austria
Telephone	+43-1-47 654 - 4405	Fax	+43-1-47 654 - 4407
E-mail	weiss@mail.boku.ac.at
Timetable (year)	Start 1/1999		Termination 12/2001
Primary objectives	Advancement of knowledge about the impacts and outcomes of policy tools for ensuring sustainable forest management and about the preconditions for their formulation and implementation.
Abstract	For each type of policy instrument (regulatory, economic and informational), two prominent examples of existing and proposed policy tools are chosen. To explain success or failure of existing policy tools, their choice and implementation by the policy-making system is analysed with regard to: problem structure; the political, institutional and economic situation; as well as values, ideologies and interests of the political actors. Further-more, the acceptance of new policy tools by representatives of political parties, forest and environmental NGOs, and administration (ministries of environment and agriculture) will be assessed. The comprehensive theoretical framework for evaluating the policy-making process is policy analysis. In particular, the approach of policy-network analysis is applied for the ex-post and ex-ante evaluation of pol-icy means. For this purpose the interaction among participants of the policy network is explained by using hypotheses from several theoretical approaches (rational choice, institutional theory, and value systems). The hypotheses will be proved by focused interviews and standardised ques-tionnaires addressed to the main actors in the policy field. The analysis of official and internal documents of institutions involved will support the investigation.
Keywords	Policy analysis, Sustainable forest management, Political instruments
Resources	Number of people involved 1		Person-months (total) 36

 

Project title	Austria´s National Forest Programme
Contact person	Johannes Voitleithner
Organization	Institute of Forest Sector Policy and Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna
Postal address	Gregor Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien
Country	Austria
Telephone	+43-1-47 654 - 4408	Fax	+43-1-47 654 - 4407
E-mail	voit@edv1.boku.ac.at
Timetable (year)	Start 1/2000		Termination 12/2003
Primary objectives	To give scientific contribution for the formulation and implementation of a national forest programme (NFP) in Austria
Abstract	An analytical framework for the forest decision makers is to be formulated. This contribute to the political process which has to define "sustainable forest management" in an operational way and interpret the basic principles of NFPs. An evaluation of Austria's current forest policy against the background of sustainable forest management and NFP requirements shows major gaps which have to be filled in an NFP process. Corresponding to the different interpretations of NFP-basic principles and considering possible external factors (e.g. international legally binding instruments; financial incentives of EU; multilevel governance) several scenarios will be worked out. These scenarios are based on an extensive literature review and experiences of other countries as well as interviews with experts and the national key actors involved. Finally, the consequences of the different scenarios for the Austrian forest policy network (both regarding structure and interactions) will be investigated. Hypotheses about these consequences are to be tested with NFPs of other European countries, national environmental plans and policy plans in other policy sectors.
Keywords	National forest programme, Sustainable forest management, Forest sector policy, Scenario analysis, Policy analysis, Policy-network analysis, Austria
Resources	Number of people involved 1		Person-months (total) 48

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DENMARK

Until now, there is no ongoing research related to NFPs.

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FINLAND

Project title	The Regional Network of Sustainable Forest-Related Rural Development
Contact person	Leena A. Hytönen & Jukka Tikkanen
Organization	Finnish Forest Research Institute and Northern Ostrobothnia Forestry Centre
Postal address	Box 44, FIN- 69101, FINLAND
Country	Finland
Telephone	+358 6 8743206	Fax	+358 6 8743 201
E-mail	leena.hytonen@metla.fi, jukka.tikkanen@metsakeskus.fi
Timetable (year)	Start 2001		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	1) To study how the actor-network of regional forestry promotes and adjusts the goals of National Forestry Programme. 2) To study how the function of the forestry actor-network could be improved and evaluated from the viewpoint of sustainable forestry.
Abstract	The regional forestry programme 1998-2002 in Northern Ostrobothnia has been worked out in 1998. The key actors of the programme are officials of the Northern Ostrobothnia Forestry Centre, and other stakeholders participated in the process of forming the programme: environmental officials and interests groups, forestry industry, forestry small-scale processing industry, and forest owners interest organisations. The first aim of the study is to research, how actors in the case study area conceptualise the relationship between forestry and rural development. The study starts from the defining forestry network and extends to rural development network. The purpose of the study is to name the regional and local network, and research what potentials exist concerning cultural and natural heritage. Also the role of entrepreneurs, and the impacts of reorganisation of the global economy and markets are studied. The second aim of the study is to develop method for assessing the regional target programmes for forestry. The qualitative methods are utilised and developed. Actors of the programme are asked semi-structure interview questions. Also focus groups and group interview sessions, essay writings, cognitive maps, Delphi-method and 635 technique are used. As a result the steps for the analysis of the policy programmes development - concerning forestry but other rural development as well - are introduced. Finally, the officials in Northern Ostrobothnia Forestry Centre are empowered to participate in evaluation and assessment.
Keywords	Pubic participation, Regional forestry programmes, Actor-network, Rural development
Resources	Number of people involved 2		Person-months (total) 36

 

Project title	Social sustainability of forestry
Contact person	Marjatta Hytönen
Organization	Finnish Forest Research Institute
Postal address	Unioninkatu 40 A FIN-00170 HELSINKI
Country	Finland
Telephone	+358 9 8570 51	Fax	+358 9 8570 5717
E-mail	marjatta.hytonen@metla.fi
Timetable (year)	Start		Termination 12/2001
Primary objectives	The aim of the research project is to find out what are the objectives of socially sustainable development in forestry, how to achieve those objectives and how to monitor social aspects of forestry.
Abstract
Keywords	Sustainability, Monitoring, Multi-purpose forestry, Social values, Sustainable forest management, Finland.
Resources	Number of people involved 1		Person-months (total) app. 30

 

Project title	Participatory process in Regional and National Forest Programmes in Finland
Contact person	Harri Hänninen & Heikki Pajuoja
Organization	Finnish Forest Research Institute
Postal address	Unioninkatu 40 A, FIN-00170 Helsinki
Country	Finland
Telephone	+358 9 857 051	Fax	+358 9 857 05 717
E-mail	harri.hanninen@metla.fi
Timetable (year)	Start 8/2000		Termination 2002
Primary objectives	The aim of the study is to evaluate the preparation process of regional forest programmes and their link in the formulation of national forest programme. Especially, the means and the organisation of the participatory process, the extent of stakeholders' network involved, are in the focus of interest. The participation in the implementation of national forest programme is also examined.
Abstract
Keywords	National forest programme, regional forest programme, participation, interest groups, Finland
Resources	Number of people involved 3		Person-months (total) 10

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FRANCE

Until now, there is no ongoing research related to NFPs.

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GREECE

Until now, there is no ongoing research related to NFPs.

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GERMANY

Project title	Global Forest Policy in Germany. An analysis of the effects of international (environmental) regimes in federal structures.
Contact person	Frank Hofmann
Organization	University of Freiburg, Institute of Forest Policy
Postal address	Bertoldstr. 17, D-79085 Freiburg
Country	Germany
Telephone	+49 - (0)761 - 203 - 3720	Fax	+49 - (0)761 - 203 - 3705
E-mail	fhofmann@uni-freiburg.de
Timetable (year)	Start		Termination 1/2002
Primary objectives	Analysis of how outputs of international environmental regimes related to forests and forestry are implemented at the national level. In this context special attention is given to the establishment of a national forest programme in Germany.
Abstract
Keywords	Global governance, global forest policy, regimes, conventions, implementation, NFPs
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

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LITHUANIA

Project title	Lithuanian Forest Programmes in European Context
Contact person	Stasys Mizaras
Organization	Lithuanian Forest Research Institute
Postal address	Liepu 1, LT-4312 Girionys, Kaunas district
Country	Lithuania
Telephone	+370-7-547 221	Fax	+370-7-547 446
E-mail	ekonsk@mi.lt
Timetable (year)	Start 2000		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	1. To specify the commonalties and differences of the operational definitions of sustainable forest management (SFM) at the national level in European countries. 2. To specify the existing understanding and definition of NFPs in European countries. 3. To specify the interpretation of the individual IPE basic elements of NFPs in European countries and to elaborate commonalties and differences. 4. To specify and interpret the elements of an NFP. 5. To specify the procedural requirements of formulation and implementation of an NFP. 6. To evaluate the significance of the NFPs in comparison to other policy means.
Abstract	In the report from 2000 an overview NFP in foreign countries and a preliminary evaluation of sustainability of forest management in Lithuania according to Pan-European criterion and indicators are presented.
Keywords	Forest policy, National Forest Programme, sustainability, law, financial instruments, institutional framework
Resources	Number of people involved 3		Person-months (total) 12

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NETHERLANDS

Project title	Multi-functional forestry and inter-sectoral coordination: mechanisms, limits, and opportunities
Contact person	Heiner Schanz
Organization	Wageningen University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Forest Policy and Forest Management Group
Postal address	P.O.Box 342, NL-6700 AH Wageningen
Country	The Netherlands
Telephone	+31-317-478011	Fax	+31-317-478078
E-mail	heiner.schanz@bhhk.bosb.wau.nl
Timetable (year)	Start 2000		Termination 2004
Primary objectives	To identify and explain the ways of intersectoral coordination in order to allow for the development of improved integrated nature policy programmes with adequate consideration of sectors' identities and demands.
Abstract	Intersectoral co-ordination is one of the main principles/elements of national forest programmes in the IPF-proposal for actions. Beside the recurring call also in other policy documents the functioning as well as the limits and opportunities of intersectoral policy coordination remain rather unclear. Based on the Dutch forest policy sector with several different ministries involved in the development of forest and nature policis the project aims to understand the underlaying mechanisms behind intersectoral coordination within the development of new national nature policy plans. Beside identifying and explaining different intersectoral coordination mechanisms special attention will be given to questions such as 1. how is the forest sector defined, 2. who is maintaining the forest sector's identity and why, and 3. what can be/ is perceived as interfaces between different sectors. Taking a start from interaction-theories the project relies on a extensive literature review, qualitative document analysis as well as interviews.
Keywords	Intersectoral policy coordination, sectoral interfaces, forest secor, policy planning and coordination, Netherlands
Resources	Number of people involved 2		Person-months (total) 48

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NORWAY

Project title	Impacts on the Norwegian forest sector by changes in main frame conditions.
Contact person	Birger Solberg
Organization	Department of forest sciences, Agricultural University of Norway
Postal address	P.O. Box 5044, 1430, Aas, Norway
Country	Norway
Telephone	+47 64 94 88 80	Fax	+47 64 94 88 90
E-mail	birger.solberg@isf.nlh.no
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	To analyze the impacts on the Norwegian forest sector by changes in main national (change in energy policy, national subsidies, domestic roundwood supply) and international factors (interantional agreements, increased international roundwood supply).
Abstract
Keywords	Economic impacts, forest sector, policy analysis, scenario analysis.
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Impacts of subsidies for first thinnings in Norway spruce
Contact person	Birger Solberg
Organization	Department of forest sciences, Agricultural University of Norway
Postal address	P.O. Box 5044, 1430, Aas, Norway
Country	Norway
Telephone	+47 64 94 88 80	Fax	+47 64 94 88 90
E-mail	birger.solberg@isf.nlh.no
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2001
Primary objectives	To analyze the employment and economic impacts of subsidies to first thinnings in Norway spruce.
Abstract
Keywords	Economic impacts, employment impacts, policy analysis.
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Development Processes in Northwestern-Norway
Contact person	Professor Jørgen Amdam
Organization	Møre Research
Postal address	Boks 325, 6101 Volda
Country	Norway
Telephone	+47 70 07 50 57	Fax	+47 70 07 52 01
E-mail	ja@hivolda.no
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	This is a program launched by the Norwegian Research Council in 1999. A program intended to establish new, research based, knowledge on regional development and restructuring processes. As a part of this program, Møre Research are conducting a study of local processes in a region of western Norway. This study is linked to similar studies in other Norwegian regions, to form a basis for strategies for regional development in Norway. The studies are more or less based on theories and methods presented by Bennet & McCoshan.
Abstract
Keywords	Rural development, Local participation, Intersectoral approach
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Possibilities for increasing forestry activities in Western Norway
Contact person	Johan Barstad
Organization	Møre Research
Postal address	Boks 325, 6101 Volda
Country	Norway
Telephone	+47 70 07 52 12	Fax	+47 70 07 52 01
E-mail	jb@hivolda.no
Timetable (year)	Start 1995		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	Better understanding of how forest owners' decisions are made by including household, socio-economic and local based factors. Using this knowledge to develop better strategies for forest management and utilization. Main angle has been to develop sets of forest-owner categories. E.g. based on their interest in forestry and their present activity-level. By using these sets, and showing how these are affected by household and local based factors, we argue for the need of using local-based strategies on rather small regions, rather than using aggregated measures.
Abstract
Keywords	Strategies for development, households, local based factors, Intersectoral approaches
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	The Haram Project
Contact person	Geir Tangen
Organization	Møre Research
Postal address	Boks 325, 6101 Volda
Country	Norway
Telephone	+47 70 07 50 77	Fax	+47 70 07 52 01
E-mail	gt@hivolda.no
Timetable (year)	Start 1998		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	In the commune of Haram, the municipality, the educational system and the local industries have come together to develop models for co-operation to solve the problem of depopulation and lack of labour. There has been a recognition of the need to develop more "holistic" strategies aiming towards specific groups to deal with the challenges of the local society. Through partnership between the various stakeholders one has tried to prepare for continuos development processes and active co-operation from the local population.
Abstract
Keywords	Partnership, Local participation, Intersectoral strategies, competence-building
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

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PORTUGAL

Project title	Definition of wildlife management information system - in Fauna
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 2000		Termination 2001
Primary objectives	Development of an information system for wildlife management.
Abstract
Keywords	Wildlife management, management information systems, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	National Forestry Inventory: new approaches for data acquisition and for data management
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 2000		Termination 2001
Primary objectives	Definition of methodologies of forest inventory data acquisition, creation of a management information system for the Portuguese national forest inventory.
Abstract
Keywords	Forest inventory, management information systems, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Forest management decision support system. - Development and application.
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 1997		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	This research project proposes to develop management models and a computational interface, transparent to users, and with a structure aimed at contributing to sustained multifunctional forest management in Portugal. Specifically, it involves the development of a forest management decision support system (FMDSS), that may help to integrate ecosystem management objectives with traditional forest products supply
Abstract
Keywords	Multiple use, computer model, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	MONTADO - Conservation and Valorisation of Montado Forest Systems for Combating Desertification
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2001
Primary objectives	Interdisciplinary approach to project management. Specifically, coordination of (1) socioeconomic and bioecological studies, (2) demonstration and extension efforts in the framework of Mediterranean forestry.
Abstract
Keywords	Montado forest systems, desertification, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Integrating timber production and environmental quality
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 1997		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	Integration of timber production and environmental objectives through forest management model building and adequate solution (report) techniques
Abstract
Keywords	Ecosystem management, multifunctional forest management, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	A contribution to forest resources management modeling
Contact person	José Guilherme Borges
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento Florestal
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3645000
E-mail	joseborges@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 1996		Termination 1999
Primary objectives	This research project proposes to develop information and database management systems for Portuguese forest resource management and to use these information and database systems to develop adequate quantitative techniques for Portuguese forest resource management.
Abstract
Keywords	Forest management modelling, Portugal
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	Study of the structural constrains of the Portuguese Forest Sector
Contact person	Fernando Oliveira Baptista
Organization	Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Departamento de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Postal address	Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa
Country	Portugal
Telephone	+351 21 3638161	Fax	+351 21 3620743
E-mail	flourenco@isa.utl.pt
Timetable (year)	Start 1997		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	Study the characteristics (management criteria and practices, attitudes and opinions) and establish a typology of the forest owners in mainland Portugal
Abstract
Keywords	Forest owners, forest management, typology
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

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SWITZERLAND

Project title	National Forest Programmes: Requirements of Contents and Procedure exemplified for Switzerland
Contact person	Willi Zimmermann
Organization	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Department of Forest Sience, Chair of Forest Policy and Forest Economics
Postal address	ETH-Zurich CH-8092 Zurich
Country	Switzerland
Telephone	+41-1-632 3221	Fax	+41-1-632 1110
E-mail	willi.zimmermann@fowi.ethz.ch
Timetable (year)	Start 2000		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	Development of policy-relevant guidelines and recommendations for the formulation and implementation of a national forest programme in Switzerland
Abstract
Keywords	National forest programmes, Swiss forest policy, international forest policy, sustainability, criteria, institutions, requirements of contents and procedure
Resources	Number of people involved 3-4		Person-months (total) 42

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UNITED KINGDOM

Project title	Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry
Contact person	Steve Bass
Organization	International Institute for Environment and Development
Postal address	3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	0044-171-388-2117	Fax	0044-171-388-2826
E-mail	forestry@iied.org
Timetable (year)	Start Ongoing		Termination
Primary objectives	Aims to identify policies and instruments, both regulatory and market-based, that encourage the private sector to move away from unsustainable extractive practices in tropical forests towards long-term investment in sustainable forest management for multiple benefits.
Abstract
Keywords	Private Sector
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	NFPs and international environmental conventions
Contact person	David Brown
Organization	Overseas Development Institute
Postal address	Portland Place, Stag House, London SW1E 5DP
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44-(0)171-393-1629	Fax	+44 (0)20-7393-1699
E-mail	d.brown@odi.org.uk
Timetable (year)	Start Ongoing		Termination
Primary objectives	To investigate the impact on NFPs of the interactions between the various international environmental conventions with implications for the forest sector.
Abstract
Keywords	Environmental Conventions
Resources	Number of people involved		Person-months (total)

 

Project title	The Place of Forestry In Contemporary Welsh Culture
Contact person	Dr Karen Henwood
Organization	University of East Anglia, Dept. of Health, Policy and Practice
Postal address	Elizabeth Fry Building, Norwich NR4 7TJ
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44 1603 593 594	Fax	+44 1603 593 604
E-mail	k.henwood@uea.ac.uk
Timetable (year)	Start Underway		Termination 2001
Primary objectives	To assess the values and meanings of forests and trees to urban society in a Western post-industrial economy.
Abstract	Focus-group study combined with expert panel. PhD plus separate research by department staff. Indications are that society places a high value on trees and forests, and sees them as icons for nature itself. However, the language and imagery used by professional foresters and land managers is very different to that used by lay-people. The study will be one of the most extensive environmental focus-group studies ever undertaken in the UK.
Keywords	Focus Group, Contemporary Society, Values, Meanings
Resources	Number of people involved 3		Person-months (total) 50

 

Project title	The non-market value of forests
Contact person	Alastair Johnson
Organization	Forestry Commission
Postal address	231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44 131 314 6254	Fax	+44 131 316 4344
E-mail	alastair.johnson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2000
Primary objectives	1: Investigate existing research, data and methodologies for all non-market benefits of forests in Britain. 2: Estimate marginal increases of different forest management schemes and their associated non-market benefits.
Abstract
Keywords	Benefits, Economics
Resources	Number of people involved 6		Person-months (total) 36

 

Project title	Forests, Land and Community
Contact person	Terry Marsden
Organization	Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University
Postal address	PO Box 906, Column Drive, Cardiff CF1 3YN
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44 1222 874 000	Fax	+44 1222 874 000
E-mail	marsdentk@cardiff.ac.uk
Timetable (year)	Start June 2000		Termination 2004
Primary objectives	Identify the contribution that forests in SE Wales might make to the sustainable development objectives of the National Assembly For Wales.
Abstract	The forests of the Welsh valleys are among the largest areas of urban forest in Europe, with a population of 2 ½ million (80% of the population of Wales) living in close proximity to 80 km2 of forest. The study asks the question: What kind of a resource are forests in terms of the Assembly's objectives for sustainable land management? The study uses sociological and ethnographic study to identify barriers to understanding followed by the application of planning theory to assess the capability of the forests to contribute on a broad front to Welsh society.
Keywords	Wales, Planning, Ethnography
Resources	Number of people involved 5		Person-months (total) 160

 

Project title	What is Participation?
Contact person	Marcus Sangster
Organization	Forestry Commission
Postal address	231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44 131 314 6433	Fax	+44 131 316 4344
E-mail	Marcus.sangster@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Timetable (year)	Start Autumn 2000		Termination 2004
Primary objectives	To develop theoretical frameworks and rhetoric for public participation in forestry policy-making.
Abstract	Participation is a recurring theme in international processes for forestry. However, academic understanding of the meaning of participation in western society falls short of the current rhetoric. This seems to be derived from practice and experience in subsistence economies and to be overwhelmed with context-specific case studies. The study will explore the legitimacy of participatory processes and the way that stakeholders and stakeholder needs change with the level of policy making, from site-related through to international negotiation, and with context. It will include training and seminars for policy makers and forestry practitioners.
Keywords	Participation, Policy
Resources	Number of people involved 4		Person-months (total) 180

 

Project title	Opportunities within the UK statutory planning system for forestry to deliver land-use objectives.
Contact person	Paul Selman and Jasbinder Ghag
Organization	Cheltenham and Gloucester College, Community Research Unit
Postal address	Frances Close Hall, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ
Country	United Kingdom
Telephone	+44 1242 543 316	Fax
E-mail	jghag@chelt.ac.uk
Timetable (year)	Start 1999		Termination 2003
Primary objectives	Closer alignment of forestry and land-use planning objectives.
Abstract	Forestry in the UK is regulated largely through voluntary processes, and is not covered by the statutory land-use planning system. As a result forestry objectives are often overlooked in regeneration and infrastructure development. This sponsored PhD studentship is examining the opportunities for closer alignment of the two systems and for better understanding of common objectives.
Keywords	Planning, Development, Forestry
Resources	Number of people involved 2		Person-months (total) 40

 

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