Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy
Values are qualities and beliefs orientating human actions and they change according to socio-economic variables such as gender, culture, education and income. Incorporating stakeholders' values and attitudes in the forest planning is essential for reducing conflicts among forest users and ensu...
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| description | Values are qualities and beliefs orientating human actions and they change according to socio-economic variables such as gender, culture, education and income. Incorporating stakeholders' values and attitudes in the forest planning is essential for reducing conflicts among forest users and ensuring successful formulation and implementation of the plans. The paper focuses on the analysis of stakeholders' attitudes and preferences to the forest ecosystem services considering three types of attitudes: biocentric attitudes, social-altruistic attitudes, and individual attitudes. The stakeholders' preferences were analysed in four case studies in Italy, characterized by different socio-economic structures and relationship between people and territory. Socio-economic attributes were tested as predictors of stakeholder preferences. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect opinions and preferences from altogether 327 stakeholders' involved in forest planning. Results show that different background and culture influence the priorities given to forest ecosystem services. The study suggests paying attention to the evaluation of stakeholders' preferences to forest ecosystem services when defining forest management guidelines, which could contribute to reduce the distance between communities and decision makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5ea81462b944cba8f000a2ff63940842023-02-23T03:42:32ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesJournal of Forest Science1212-48341805-935X2014-11-01601147248310.17221/85/2014-JFSjfs-201411-0005Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in ItalyA. Paletto0G. Giacovelli1G. Grilli2J. Balest3I. De Meo4Consiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Forest Monitoring and Planning Research Unit (CRA-MPF), Villazzano, Trento, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Forest Monitoring and Planning Research Unit (CRA-MPF), Villazzano, Trento, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Forest Monitoring and Planning Research Unit (CRA-MPF), Villazzano, Trento, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Agrobiology and Pedology Research Centre (CRA-ABP), Florence, ItalyValues are qualities and beliefs orientating human actions and they change according to socio-economic variables such as gender, culture, education and income. Incorporating stakeholders' values and attitudes in the forest planning is essential for reducing conflicts among forest users and ensuring successful formulation and implementation of the plans. The paper focuses on the analysis of stakeholders' attitudes and preferences to the forest ecosystem services considering three types of attitudes: biocentric attitudes, social-altruistic attitudes, and individual attitudes. The stakeholders' preferences were analysed in four case studies in Italy, characterized by different socio-economic structures and relationship between people and territory. Socio-economic attributes were tested as predictors of stakeholder preferences. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect opinions and preferences from altogether 327 stakeholders' involved in forest planning. Results show that different background and culture influence the priorities given to forest ecosystem services. The study suggests paying attention to the evaluation of stakeholders' preferences to forest ecosystem services when defining forest management guidelines, which could contribute to reduce the distance between communities and decision makers.https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-201411-0005_stakeholders-preferences-and-the-assessment-of-forest-ecosystem-services-a-comparative-analysis-in-italy.phpecosystem valuesenvironmental attitudesdecision making process |
| spellingShingle | A. Paletto G. Giacovelli G. Grilli J. Balest I. De Meo Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy Journal of Forest Science ecosystem values environmental attitudes decision making process |
| title | Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy |
| title_full | Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy |
| title_short | Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy |
| title_sort | stakeholders preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services a comparative analysis in italy |
| topic | ecosystem values environmental attitudes decision making process |
| url | https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-201411-0005_stakeholders-preferences-and-the-assessment-of-forest-ecosystem-services-a-comparative-analysis-in-italy.php |
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