Capturing the social and cultural values of European forests: insights from „EFORWOOD”

Autorzy

• David Edwards Social and Economic Research Group, Environmental and Human Sciences Division, Forest Research, Northern Research Station
  Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland EH25 9SY, UK
  tel.: 0131 445 2176, fax: 0131 445 5124
  e-mail: david.edwards@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Abstract

This paper draws from research carried out as part of the EU-funded project ‘EFORWOOD-IP: Tools for Sustainability Impact Assessment of the European Forestry-Wood Chain’. The paper reports on a literature review to develop a generic template of social and cultural values and indicators associated with forests in Europe, and research to develop ‘forest recreational use’ as an indicator to assess the social impacts of changes in forest management as part of European impact assessment procedures.

Keywords

• social and cultural values
• indicators
• sustainability impact assessment
• EFORWOOD
• forest recreation