The Use of Wood Resources and Environmental Protection in Finland and Other Countries

Metla project nr 3132, concluded
Project leader:Matti Palo

Finnish

Research project 1994-97

The purpose of the research project is to compare the impact of conflicting forest-related values and interests ("forestry conflicts") on the transformation of forest policies and on the use of forest resources in six Western countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France and USA) during 1984-1995. The project will produce updated information on a previous study of forestry conflicts in the same six countries (Hellström, E. & Reunala, A. 1995).

The material for the research is based on a total of about180 interviews of specialists and representatives of relevant interest groups within the case study countries. The material will be analyzed using Charles Ragin's method of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), to which a hermeneutic approach will be developed within this project.

The research project is a joint venture of the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) and the European Forest Institute

Hellström, E. & Reunala, A. 1995. Forestry Conflicts from the 1950s to 1983. A Review of a Comparative Study between USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland and Norway. European Forest Institute Research Report 3. 92 p.

Research Team

• Hellström, Eeva (EFI & Metla/Helsinki)
  • Researcher (EFI), Associate researcher (Metla), (cross-country comparisons, theoretical foundation, comparative methodology, case studies of Finland, Sweden and USA)
• Innset, Haakon (EFI)
  • Research assistant (case study of Norway)
• Palo, Matti (Metla/Helsinki)
  • Project leader at the Metla
• Reunala, Aarne (Metla/Helsinki)
  • Project supervisor
• Rytilä, Tiina (EFI)
  • Research assistant (case study of France)
• Solberg, Birger (EFI)
  • Project leader at the EFI
• Welp, Martin (EFI)
  • Research assistant (case study of Germany)

Local coordinators

• Dr. Matti Palo and Dr. Aarne Reunala (Finland)
• Dr. Leif Mattsson (Sweden)
• Dr. Birger Solberg (Norway)
• Dr. Rolf Zundel and Dr. Karl-Reinhard Volz (Germany)
• Dr. Gérard Buttoud (France)
• Dr. Michael Kilgrove and Dr. George Stankey (USA)

Contacts

Matti Palo, Finnish Forest Research Institute

Unioninkatu 40 A, FIN- 00170 Helsinki, Finland

Phone: + 358 9 8570 5770 Telefax: + 358 9 8570 5717

E-mail: Matti.Palo@metla.fi

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