What do we expect from forests? The European view of public demands

Ciesielski, Mariusz; Stereńczak, Krzysztof

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.032

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“…Within the city of Ljubljana, citizens strongly oppose interventions in forest edges similar to that across Europe, where the highest importance of the recreational value forest was attached to the size of trees within stands in older age classes [59,60]. While all forests perform many ecosystem services naturally, often urban and sub-urban forests also exhibit an emphasized recreation function.…”

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Evaluation of Forest Edge Structure and Stability in Peri-Urban Forests

Hladnik

Kobler

Pirnat

2020

Forests

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In the presented research, we studied the forest edge structure of urban and peri-urban forests on the outskirts of Ljubljana (Slovenia) consisting of a number of patches covering the collective surface of 1884 ha. They differ from each other according to the degree of fragmentation and by the share of the interior forest area. On the basis of LiDAR data, we conducted an analysis of the edges of the persistent forest patches and estimated them with regard to the land use they bordered on. The horizontal estimation of forest edges and the changes of forest edges, in the last decades, were estimated using digital orthophoto images of cyclic aerial surveys of Slovenia, from 1975 to 2018. The data, provided by LiDAR, were used to obtain an accurate estimate of forest edges and the metrics of their vertical canopy structure. On the basis of the canopy height model (CHM), we determined the height classes, the heights of the tallest trees, and indices of canopy height diversity (CHD) as variables subjected to a k-means cluster analysis. To determine the forest edge and trees stability, their heights and diameters at breast height (DBH) were measured and their canopy length and h/d (height/diameter) dimension ratios were estimated. In the study area of the Golovec forest patch, more than half of the forest edge segments (56%) border on residential buildings. After the construction of buildings, 54% of the newly formed forest edges developed a high and steep structure. Unfavorable h/d dimension ratio was estimated for 16% of trees, more among the coniferous than among the deciduous trees. Similar characteristics of newly formed forest edges bordering on built-up areas were determined in other sub-urban forest patches, despite the smaller share of such forest edges (19% and 10%, respectively). Tools and methods presented in the research enable the implementation of concrete silvicultural practices in a realistic time period and extend to ensure that adequate forestry measures are taken to minimize possible disturbances.

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Evaluation of Forest Edge Structure and Stability in Peri-Urban Forests

Hladnik

Kobler

Pirnat

2020

Forests

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“…In previous European studies, the preferred maximum travel distance was 10-25 km in Belgium [61], 8.6 km in Ireland [122][123][124], and 1 km in Sweden [125]. In central Europe and Great Britain, the distance declared by respondents was approximately 10 km, while a Scandinavian study reported a substantially shorter distance of approximately 1 km [126]. The great difference in preferred maximum distance might be associated with the demand for accessing green spaces.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The great difference in preferred maximum distance might be associated with the demand for accessing green spaces. People living in highly urbanized areas have limited access to green areas in a city, a greater demand for natural areas, and are more willing to travel longer distances for recreational purposes [126]. People living close to forests or parks have a higher likelihood of visiting forests or parks than those living further away [121,127].…”

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Monetary Valuation of Urban Forest Attributes in Highly Developed Urban Environments: An Experimental Study Using a Conjoint Choice Model

Hong

Kim

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:It is important to integrate user preferences and demands into the design, planning, and management of urban forests. This is particularly important in highly urbanized areas where land is extremely limited. Based on a survey with 600 participants selected by quota sampling in Seoul, Korea, we developed a conjoint choice model for determining the preferences of urban dwellers on urban forest attributes, the levels of attributes, and the preferences for particular attributes. Then, the preferences were transformed into monetary values. The results indicated that urban dwellers preferred broadleaved forests over coniferous forests, soil-type pavement materials over porous elastic pavement materials on trails, and relatively flat trails over trails with steep slopes. The model indicated that participants were willing to pay an additional 11.42 USD to change coniferous forest to broadleaved forest, 15.09 USD to alter porous elastic pavement materials on trails to soil-type pavement materials on trails, and 23.8 USD to modify steeply sloping trails to relatively flat trails. As previously reported, considerable distance decay effects have been observed in the user preferences for urban forests. We also found a significant difference in the amount of the mean marginal willingness to pay among sociodemographic subgroups. In particular, there were significant positive responses from the male group to changes in urban forest attributes and their levels in terms of their willingness to pay additional funds. By contrast, the elderly group had the opposite response. In this study, we were not able to integrate locality and spatial variation in user preferences for urban forests derived from locational characteristics. In future studies, the role of limiting factors in user preferences for urban forests and their attributes should be considered.

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“…Among scientists-foreigners who dealt with the problems of economic and mathematical modeling of demand for recreational forest use can be noted next works: Nicolas Borzykowski, Andrea Baranzini and David Maradan [1], Anna Bartczak, Jeffrey Englin and Arwin Pang [2], Arne Arnberger1, Martin Ebenberger, Ingrid E. Schneider, Stuart Cottrell, Alexander C. Schlueter, Eick von Ruschkowski, Robert C. Venette, Stephanie A. Snyder and Paul H. Gobster [3], Paula Simo˜es, Eduardo Barata and Luis Cruz [4], Léa Tardieu and Laëtitia Tuffery [5], Mariusz Ciesielski and Krzysztof Stereńczak [6] and others.…”

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Economic and Mathematical Modeling of Demand for Recreational Forest Management in Ukraine

Kneysler¹,

Zhurba²,

Spasiv³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 7th International Conference on Modeling, Development and Strategic Management of Economic System (MDSM

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The article is devoted to the research of recreational forest management problems Based on the review of scientific works of foreign and domestic scientists, the main aspects of economic and mathematical modeling of the demand for recreational forest use and the main criteria for the attractiveness of recreational forest areas for recreation have been determined. An economic and mathematical model of determining the demand for recreational services, which is based on the study of the behavior and interests of the recreation, is proposed. Taking into account the economic criteria of the demand model, a mathematical model is proposed that realizes the search for the optimal recreation strategy based on the criterion of financial constraints and maximization of total usefulness. The results of the proposed models testing on one of the average forestry showed that the strategic behavior of the recreant, taking into account the economic criterion, is to minimize the total cost of the recreational process. The modeling results show that this recreational facility is in demand. The model can be adapted to other conditions of recreational areas functioning.

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What do we expect from forests? The European view of public demands

Cited by 61 publications

References 45 publications

Evaluation of Forest Edge Structure and Stability in Peri-Urban Forests

Evaluation of Forest Edge Structure and Stability in Peri-Urban Forests

Monetary Valuation of Urban Forest Attributes in Highly Developed Urban Environments: An Experimental Study Using a Conjoint Choice Model

Economic and Mathematical Modeling of Demand for Recreational Forest Management in Ukraine

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