How to Support Forest Management in a World of Change: Results of Some Regional Studies |
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Authors: | C Fürst C Lorz H Vacik N Potocic F Makeschin |
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Institution: | 1. Institute for Soil Science and Site Ecology, Dresden University of Technology, Pienner Road 19, 01737, Tharandt, Germany 2. Institute of Silviculture, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Peter Jordan-Stra?e 82, 1190, Wien, Austria 3. Croatian Forest Research Institute Jastrebarsko, Cvjetno naselje 41, p.p. 40, 10 450, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
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Abstract: | This article presents results of several studies in Middle, Eastern and Southeastern Europe on needs and application areas,
desirable attributes and marketing potentials of forest management support tools. By comparing present and future application
areas, a trend from sectoral planning towards landscape planning and integration of multiple stakeholder needs is emerging.
In terms of conflicts, where management support tools might provide benefit, no clear tendencies were found, neither on local
nor on regional level. In contrast, on national and European levels, support of the implementation of laws, directives, and
regulations was found to be of highest importance. Following the user-requirements analysis, electronic tools supporting communication
are preferred against paper-based instruments. The users identified most important attributes of optimized management support
tools: (i) a broad accessibility for all users at any time should be guaranteed, (ii) the possibility to integrate iteratively
experiences from case studies and from regional experts into the knowledge base (learning system) should be given, and (iii)
a self-explanatory user interface is demanded, which is also suitable for users rather inexperienced with electronic tools.
However, a market potential analysis revealed that the willingness to pay for management tools is very limited, although the
participants specified realistic ranges of maximal amounts of money, which would be invested if the products were suitable
and payment inevitable. To bridge the discrepancy between unwillingness to pay and the need to use management support tools,
optimized financing or cooperation models between practice and science must be found. |
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