The valuation of forest ecosystem services as a tool for management planning – A choice experiment

Müller, Alexandra; Olschewski, Roland; Unterberger, Christian; Knoke, Thomas (2020). The valuation of forest ecosystem services as a tool for management planning – A choice experiment Journal of Environmental Management, 271, p. 111008. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111008

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Forest owners and managers deal with an increasing demand for forest ecosystem services (ES). In addition, a recent change can be observed from a governmental top-down approach to bottom-up initiatives, including efforts of the local population to have a say in forest management decisions. Matching supply and demand is seen as a basic condition for the sustainable utilization of forest ES. Against this background, we address the following research questions: (i) How can the preferences on the supply and demand side of forest ES be consistently determined? (ii) In how far do these preferences vary due to regional and societal differences? (iii) How can the supply and demand of forest ES be matched by forest management alternatives? We conducted a survey in Switzerland with foresters and the wider population to compare attitudes and preferences of the supply and demand side of forest ES. The core of the study is a choice experiment (CE) to elicit the population’s willingness to pay (WTP) for specific forest management alternatives, and the respective will- ingness to accept (WTA) on the foresters’ side. To address spatial and societal heterogeneity, we compare different geographic forest zones and settlement areas.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management > Forest Production
Name:	Müller, Alexandra; Olschewski, Roland; Unterberger, Christian and Knoke, Thomas
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture > SD Forestry
ISSN:	03014797
Publisher:	Elsevier
Funders:	[UNSPECIFIED] Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Language:	English
Submitter:	Alexandra Müller
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2020 11:04
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2021 02:18
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111008
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Forest ecosystem services, Willingness to pay, Willingness to accept, Recreational services, Habitat services
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.13851
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/13851