Abstract
Forest policy in Denmark aims to increase the environmental values of forests. For policy implementation it is essential to know how to motivate private owners. Based on a survey among private forest owners in Denmark, four types of owners have been identified, clustered according to their forest management attitudes and practices: (1) the production-oriented owner, (2) the classic forest owner, (3) the environmental/recreational owner, and (4) the indifferent forest owner. Owners in Clusters 1 and 2 are mainly motivated by financial and wood production aspects, whereas owners in Cluster 3 are to a greater extent motivated by environmental and recreational aspects. Cluster 4 is the least motivated cluster. For effective policy intervention, the clusters should be addressed by different means. Owners in Clusters 1 and 2 should be met on their agricultural-production logic, Cluster 3 on their interest to improve environmental values, whereas owners in Cluster 4 might mainly be interested in passive nature management solutions.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Small-Scale Forestry |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 79-92 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISSN | 1873-7617 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Former LIFE faculty
- Forest owners - Forest management - Latent class cluster - Policy advice - Typology
