Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Globalisation and Change in Forest Ownership and Forest Use pp 97–137Cite as

Palgrave Macmillan

Interactions Between Forest Owners and Their Forests

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

Abstract

More than half of the forest land in Europe is privately owned, and ownership structure is known to have implications for management, production of timber and other forest products and services that support the transformation towards a green economy. This chapter provides examples of how we can gain knowledge about the forest and forest owner/user relationship from a structural point of view. Sweden is taken as an example because of the accessibility of continuous data on forest conditions, ownership and demographic data. It is concluded that the pace of change in ownership structure and forest management behaviour is slow. Further, neither the ongoing migration, urbanisation, ageing population nor the increased proportion of women seems to reduce the willingness to manage and harvest.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  • Berg Lejon, S., Holmgren, L., & Lidestav, G. (2011). A Swedish data base for forest owner analysis. Small-Scale Forestry, 10, 199–210.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brandl, H. (2002). The economic situation of family-farm enterprises in the southern black forest. Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 1(1), 13–24.

    Google Scholar 

  • Butler, J. (2008). Family forest owners of the United States, 2006. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-27. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Newtown Square, PA, p. 72.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carlén, O. (1990). Private nonindustrial forest owners’ management behavior: An economic analysis based on empirical data. Rep. No. 92, Dissertation 12, Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå.

    Google Scholar 

  • Department of Forest Resource Management. (2016). SLU forest map. Uppsala: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eggers, J., Lämås, T., Lind, T., & Öhman, K. (2014). Factors influencing the choice of management strategy among small-scale private forest owners in Sweden. Forests, 5, 1695–1716.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Enander, K.-G. (2003). Skogsbrukssätt och skogspolitik 1950–2000. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture. Report NO. 54. ISSN 0348-8969.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eriksson, L. (2012). Exploring underpinnings of forest conflicts: A study of forest values and beliefs in the general public and among private forest owners in Sweden. Society and Natural Resources, 25, 1102–1117.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Eurostat. (2016). Retrieved April 1, 2016, from http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Land_cover,_land_use_and_landscape#Further_Eurostat_information

  • Ficko, A. (2016). Options for considering private owner objectives in forest management planning—A case study for Slovenia. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana. http://www.digitalna-knjisnica.bf.uni-lj.si/gozdarstvo/dd_ficko_andrej.pdf

  • Ficko, A., & Boncina, A. (2015). Forest owner willingness to pay for a forest property plan may reduce public expenditures for forest planning. European Journal of Forest Research, 134, 1043–1054.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fischer, P. A., Bliss, J., Ingemarson, F., Lidestav, G., & Lönnstedt, L. (2010). From the small woodland problem to ecosocial systems: The evolution of social research on small-scale forestry in Sweden and the USA. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 25(4), 390–398.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • FOREST EUROPE. (2015). State of Europe’s forests 2015.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fridman, J., Holm, S., Nilsson, M., Nilsson, P., Ringvall, A. H., & Ståhl, G. (2014). Adapting National Forest Inventories to changing requirements—The case of the Swedish National Forest Inventory at the turn of the 20th century. Silva Fennica, 48(3), 29.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hänninen, H., Karppinen, H., & Leppänen, J. (2011). Suomalainen metsänomistaja 2010 [Finnish forest owner 2010]. Metlan työraportteja/Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 208, p. 94.

    Google Scholar 

  • Haugen, K., Karlsson, S., & Westin, K. (2016). New forest owners: Change and continuity in the characteristics of Swedish non-industrial private forest owners (NIPF owners) 1990–2010. Small-Scale Forestry, 15(4), 533–550. doi:10.0007/s121842-016-9338x.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Holmgren, E., Lidestav, G., & Kempe, G. (2004). Forest condition and management in Swedish forest commons. Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 3(3), 453–468.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ingemarson, F. (2004). Small-scale forestry in Sweden: Owners’ objectives, silvicultural practices and management plans. Dissertation, Department of Forest Products and Markets, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae Silvestria, Uppsala.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ingemarson, F., Lindhagen, A., & Eriksson, L. (2006). A typology of small-scale private forest owners in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 21, 249–259.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Järveläinen, V.-P. (1978). Yksityismetsätalouden seuranta. Metsälöotokseen perustuvan tietojärjestelmän kokeilu. Summary: Monitoring the development of Finnish private forestry. A test of an information system based a sample of forest holdings. Folia Forestalia, 354, 31.

    Google Scholar 

  • Johansson, J., & Lidestav, G. (2011). Can voluntary standards regulate forestry?—Assessing the environmental impacts of forest certification in Sweden. Forest Policy and Economics, 13, 191–198.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karppinen, H., & Berghäll, S. (2015). Forest owners’ stand improvement decisions: Applying the theory of planned behavior. Forest Policy and Economics, 50, 275–284.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karppinen, H., Hänninen, H., & Ripatti, P. (2002). Suomalainen metsänomistaja 2000 [Finnish forest owners 2000]. Metsäntutkimuslaitoksen tiedonantoja, 852, 83.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krott, M. (2008). Forest government and forest governance within a Europe in change. EFI Proceedings No. 55, pp. 13–26.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kuuluvainen, J., Karppinen, H., Hänninen, H., & Uusivuori, J. (2014). Effects of gender and length of land tenure on timber supply in Finland. Journal of Forest Economics, 20(4), 363–379.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lidestav, G., & Berg Lejon, B. (2013). Harvesting and silvicultural activities in Swedish family forestry—Behavior changes from a gender perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 28(2), 136–142.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lidestav, G., & Berg Lejon, S. (2011). Forest certification as an instrument for improved forest management within small-scale forestry. Small-Scale Forestry, 10, 401–418.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lidestav, G., & Nordfjell, T. (2005). A conceptual model for understanding social practices in family forestry. Small-Scale Forest Economics Management and Policy, 4, 391–408.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lillesand, M. T., Kiefer, W. R., & Chipman, W. J. (2008). Remote sensing and image interpretation (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lundqvist, F. (2003). Skogsförryngring—åtgärder och synsätt bland privata skogsägare i Mellannorrland. Masters thesis, Inst f skogsskötsel, SLU. Examensarbeten 2004–2006, Umeå (in Swedish with English summary).

    Google Scholar 

  • Lönnstedt, L. (1974). En gruppering av de privata skogsägarna [Grouping of small-scale forest owners]. Skogshögskolan: Institutionen för skogsekonomi (in Swedish).

    Google Scholar 

  • Lönnstedt, L. (1989). Goals and cutting decisions of private small forest owners. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 4, 259–265.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ní Dhubháin, A., Cobanova, R., Karppinen, H., Misaraite, D., Ritter, E., Slee, B., & Wall, S. (2007). The values and objectives of private forest owners and their influence on forestry behaviour: The implications for entrepreneurship. Small-Scale Forestry, 6(4), 347–357.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nordlund, A., & Westin, K. (2011). Forest values and forest management attitudes among private forest owners in Sweden. Forests, 2, 30–50.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Olsson, O. (2014). Out of the wild: Studies on the forest as a recreational resource for urban residents. Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, Sweden. GERUM kulturgeografi 2014, p. 1.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ovaskainen, V., & Kuuluvainen, J. (Ed.). (1994). Yksityismetsänomistuksen rakennemuutos ja metsien käyttö [Structural changes in private forestry and the utilisation of forests. Metsäntutkimuslaitoksen tiedonantoja 484, p. 122, appendices.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reese, H., Nilsson, M., Granqvist Pahlén, T., Hagner, O., Joyce, S., Tingelöf, U., et al. (2003). Countrywide estimates of forest variables using satellite data and field data from the national forest inventory. AMBIO, 32(8), 542–548.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sennblad, G. (1988). Survey of logging and silviculture in non-industrial private forestry in Sweden 1984. Part 2. Private forest owners and their holdings in Sweden 1984. Dept. of Operational Efficiency, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Garpenberg. Report 1976. p. 35. ISBN 91-575-3479-5.

    Google Scholar 

  • SFS. (2010). Planning and building Act 2010:900.

    Google Scholar 

  • Skogsdata. (2015). Dept. Forest Resources Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå.

    Google Scholar 

  • SLU Forest Map. (2016). Dept. of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå.

    Google Scholar 

  • Svensson, J., Sandström, P., Sandström, C., Jougda, L., & Baer, K. (2012). Sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, Sweden. Forestry Chronicle, 88(3), 291–297.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Swedish Forest Agency. (2014). Statistical yearbook of forestry 2014. Jönköping: Skogsstyrelsens förlag.

    Google Scholar 

  • Swedish Forest Agency. (2016a). Skogsdataportalen. Retrieved February 2, 2016, from http://skogsdataportalen.skogsstyrelsen.se/Skogsdataportalen/

  • Swedish Forest Agency. (2016b). Forest holdings and forest owners in Vilhelmina municipality. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

    Google Scholar 

  • Swedish National Land Survey. (2016a). Economic map; property borders. Digital layer. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

    Google Scholar 

  • Swedish National Land Survey (2016b). Road map; forest cover. Digital layer. Retrieved March 10, 2016.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tomppo, E., Gschwantner, T., Lawrence, M., & McRoberts, R. E. (Eds.). (2010). National forest inventories—Pathways for common reporting (1st ed.). New York: Springer.

    Google Scholar 

  • Törnqvist, T. (1995). Skogsrikets arvingar: En sociologisk studie av skogsägarskapet inom privat, enskilt skogsbruk (Inheritors of the Woodlands. A Sociological Study of Private, Non-Industrial Forest Ownership), PhD dissertation, Department of Forestry-Industry-Market Studies, Report 41, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (in Swedish with English summary).

    Google Scholar 

  • Whiteman, A., Wickramasinghe, L., & Piña, L. (2015). Global trends in forest ownership, public income and expenditure on forestry and forestry employment. Forest Ecology and Management, 352, 99–108.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden

    Gun Lidestav, Camilla Thellbro, Per Sandström & Torgny Lind

  2. Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

    Einar Holm, Olof Olsson & Kerstin Westin

  3. Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Heimo Karppinen

  4. Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Andrej Ficko

Authors
  1. Gun Lidestav
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Camilla Thellbro
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Per Sandström
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Torgny Lind
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Einar Holm
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Olof Olsson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Kerstin Westin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Heimo Karppinen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Andrej Ficko
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

    E. Carina H. Keskitalo

Copyright information

© 2017 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Lidestav, G. et al. (2017). Interactions Between Forest Owners and Their Forests. In: Keskitalo, E. (eds) Globalisation and Change in Forest Ownership and Forest Use. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57116-8_4

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57116-8_4

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-137-57115-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-137-57116-8

  • eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation