Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons
This article aims to analyse the response of private forest owners to a series of extreme environmental disturbances in the Slovenian karst region in the period 2014–2016. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of empirical forest management data on response time and harvesting time, as well as inter...
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description | This article aims to analyse the response of private forest owners to a series of extreme environmental disturbances in the Slovenian karst region in the period 2014–2016. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of empirical forest management data on response time and harvesting time, as well as interpretations of response drivers, led to the identification of forest commons as a fast and efficient type of forest ownership, despite almost a century of state suppression of their local institutions. Among the internal and external response drivers, a norm of responsibility and forest management competence were highlighted. Our study highlights the potential of forest commons for active forest management in Europe. A concerted response from private and state institutions should not only take into account economies of scale, but also traditional knowledge and local social norms |
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spelling | doaj.art-2a9a70ceb92c456b83753a9e343f8b002023-10-20T12:50:45ZengZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCActa Geographica Slovenica1581-66131581-83142023-10-0163333–4933–4910.3986/AGS.1108416891Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commonsNevenka Bogataj0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1997-3526Janez Krč1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-6373Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, SloveniaThis article aims to analyse the response of private forest owners to a series of extreme environmental disturbances in the Slovenian karst region in the period 2014–2016. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of empirical forest management data on response time and harvesting time, as well as interpretations of response drivers, led to the identification of forest commons as a fast and efficient type of forest ownership, despite almost a century of state suppression of their local institutions. Among the internal and external response drivers, a norm of responsibility and forest management competence were highlighted. Our study highlights the potential of forest commons for active forest management in Europe. A concerted response from private and state institutions should not only take into account economies of scale, but also traditional knowledge and local social normshttps://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/11084harvesting behaviournatural disturbancesforest managementslovenia |
spellingShingle | Nevenka Bogataj Janez Krč Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons Acta Geographica Slovenica harvesting behaviour natural disturbances forest management slovenia |
title | Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons |
title_full | Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons |
title_fullStr | Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons |
title_full_unstemmed | Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons |
title_short | Towards the efficient response of forest owners to large-scale forest damage: An example of forest commons |
title_sort | towards the efficient response of forest owners to large scale forest damage an example of forest commons |
topic | harvesting behaviour natural disturbances forest management slovenia |
url | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/11084 |
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