IUFRO Division VI Symposium:
Integrative Science for Integrative Management

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IUFRO Task Force:
Forest, Trees and
Human Health and
Well-Being

Forest Policy Workshop
of the Scandinavian Society
of Forest Economics

Session title: Integrating social and cultural information in urban forest planning and management

Organiser: IUFRO 6.14.00 Urban Forestry (coordinator: Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk, cecil@woodscape-consult.com)

Brief description:
This session will discuss innovative attempts to integrate research on social and cultural aspects into day-day-to planning and management of urban forests. Contributions on one or more of the following aspects were invited:

• From storytelling to special place mapping: the use of qualitative methods to assess values, preferences, traditions and knowledge.
• Integration of social surveys and other social science tools in day-to-day urban forestry.
• Public involvement and communication as integral part of urban forest planning and management.
• Information and decision-support tools for integrating social and cultural aspects in urban forestry.

Speakers	Abstract	Presentations
Simon Bell, United Kingdom	What can forestry do for the people of Scotland?	pdf
Maija Sipilä and Liisa Tyrväinen, Finland	Social information – benefit of burden in urban forest planning?	pdf
Iris Bernstein, Israel	Integrative science for integrative management in Massua Forest in central Israel	pdf
Kirsi Mäkinen, Finland	Local identities, memories and experiences as inspirers of urban silviculture	pdf

Presentations (all case studies) will be 15 minutes each. After a block of three papers, discussion of 10-15 minutes will follow.