There is a debate about clearcutting versus continuous-cover forestry in Sweden. In other studies forest owners and the general public have been seen to prefer different values. The aim of this study was to compare how members of various associations value clearcutting and continuous-cover forestry due to its effects on environmental-, social- and economical values. And also to understand the members motives for clearcutting and continuous-cover forestry, respectively. Through a web-based questionnaire this study found that members of all associations valued continuous cover forestry the highest, but members of Södra ranked clearcutting almost as high. It was also found that Södra-members differed by favoring clearcutting, whilst members of Friluftsfrämjandet and Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen instead preferred continuous-cover forestry. Clearcutting had mostly economical motives and continous-cover forestry had mostly environmental- and social motives. This confirms former studies and points out a need for dialogues and exchange of knowledge when striving for sustainable development.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-76190 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Johansson, Anna |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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