Historicizing Sustainability: German Scientific Forestry in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Hölzl, Richard

doi:10.1080/09505431.2010.519866

Cited by 71 publications

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“…Käsite on paitsi tieteellinen niin samalla myös historiallinen, poliittinen ja taloudellinen (Sample ja Sedjo 1996, Hölzl 2010. Määritelmien muutosten selityksiä etsiessämme lähtökohtanamme siis on, että tieteelliset käsitteet ja tulkinnat ovat sidoksissa eri toimijoiden taloudellisiin, sosiaalisiin ja poliittisiin intresseihin.…”

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Metsänhoidon taloudellisen kestävyyden tulkintojen muutos suomalaisissa metsäalan oppikirjoissa

Rytteri¹,

Leskinen²

2013

Metsätieteen Aikakauskirja

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Metsänhoidon taloudellisen kestävyyden tulkintojen muutos suomalaisissa metsäalan oppikirjoissa

Rytteri¹,

Leskinen²

2013

Metsätieteen Aikakauskirja

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“…Definitions of sustainability have also been subject to historical change since the beginning of scientific forestry (Wiersum, 1995;Hölzl, 2010). For example, in the United States, the meaning of sustainability has been reported to have changed a number of times during the 20th century (Parry et al, 1983).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…We start from the premise that understanding sustainability depends on the internal logics of forestry science, but at the same time scientific ideas are always framed by social, political and economic interests (Hölzl, 2010). Hence, the article contributes to the discussion about socio-economics in forestry which Schlüter and Detten (2011;p.…”

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confidence: 99%

Co-production of forestry science and society: Evolving interpretations of economic sustainability in Finnish forestry textbooks

Rytteri

Peltola

Leskinen

2016

JFE

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a b s t r a c tIn this article, we explore how forestry scientists have promoted and defended particular definitions of economic sustainability as a response to socio-economic challenges. Drawing on an analysis of Finnish forestry textbooks, we discuss the evolving conceptualizations in terms of co-production of scientific ideas and social orders. We argue that to fully understand what economic sustainability means in forestry one has to analyze the choices and preferences concerning the components of scientific ideas, and to identify links between these choices and the evolving societal discourses, social norms, rules of authority, power relations and partnerships, as well as historical events.

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“…Modern forest management, i.e., from the eighteenth century and onwards, has to a large extent been driven by ideas and ideals and therefore conflicts and clashes between different groups has been legio (cf. Hölzl 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

The introduction of modern forest management and clear-cutting in Sweden: Ridö State Forest 1832–2014

2017

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The effects of clear-cutting and potential alternatives continue to be hot topics during discussions of forestry and nature conservation. This study presents forest data from Ridön, an island in Lake Mälaren in central Sweden, where forest management and clear-cutting have been applied for almost 200 years. The main objective of the study was to identify changes in forest management and forest conditions over time. The forest transition in Sweden during the 1800s is also covered, and the importance of early forest experiments is discussed, exemplified by Ridön. This study is based on eight forest management plans and maps, from 1832 to 2014. Our results show a transformation from large, continuous areas of heterogeneous forest to small homogeneous stands. Clear-cutting has been the main logging method applied to Ridön for almost 200 years, which is in contrast with the general historical trend of selective cutting preceding clear-cutting in the Nordic countries. Our analysis shows that forestry has changed from the exploitation of resources to sustainable management. Currently, forest management at Ridön aims to create a nature reserve characterized by unevenaged forest with an increased deciduous component. Hence, the intention is to obtain a forest similar to as it was in 1832. By analyzing spatially precise data on forest stands over long periods and in relation to contemporary silvicultural methods, it is possible to discern the impact of forest management, to understand the drivers of the longterm changes in managed forest, and it also allows for a more educated discussion on today's forest management.

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Historicizing Sustainability: German Scientific Forestry in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Cited by 71 publications

References 7 publications

Metsänhoidon taloudellisen kestävyyden tulkintojen muutos suomalaisissa metsäalan oppikirjoissa

Metsänhoidon taloudellisen kestävyyden tulkintojen muutos suomalaisissa metsäalan oppikirjoissa

Co-production of forestry science and society: Evolving interpretations of economic sustainability in Finnish forestry textbooks

The introduction of modern forest management and clear-cutting in Sweden: Ridö State Forest 1832–2014

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