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Afforesting unutilized or low-productivity agricultural land is important for achieving ambitious climate targets, and subsidy schemes may incentivize this land-use change. To determine how subsidies affect the relative performance of afforestation, we analyze both carbon-flux-based and lump sum...

Author(s)
Rämö, J.; Tupek, B.; Lehtonen, H.; Mäkipää, R.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Land Use Policy, 2023, 124,
Abstract

Understanding of consumer value expectations in the Finnish multi-storey construction (MSC) markets is limited. Even less information exists on branding in the MSC businesses. Real-estate agents are powerful actors in the housing markets through their intermediary role between construction sector...

Author(s)
Lähtinen, K.; Häyrinen, L.; Jussila, J.; Harju, C.; Toppinen, A.; Toivonen, R.
Publisher
Now Publishers, Hanover, USA
Citation
Journal of Forest Economics, 2023, 38, 1, pp 37-76
Abstract

Economically-oriented forestry aims to sustain timber harvest revenues, while ecologically-oriented management supplies suitable habitat for species using deadwood as primary habitat. As these objectives are conflicting, planning for economic and ecological sustainability involves compromise and...

Author(s)
Mazziotta, A.; Borges, P.; Kangas, A.; Halme, P.; Eyvindson, K.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 330,
Abstract

With the rise of the concept of a forest-based bioeconomy over the past decade, sustainability is simultaneously an underlying assumption and a key expectation. However, can we assume that a bioeconomy is sustainable simply because it emphasizes the use of forests as a renewable resource? And will...

Author(s)
Pietarinen, N.; Harrinkari, T.; Brockhaus, M.; Yakusheva, N.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2023, 147,
Abstract

Bioeconomy is portrayed by the EU and several national governments as a central element contributing to sustainability strategies and a post-fossil transformation. This paper critically engages with extractivist patterns and tendencies in the forest sector as one of the main bio-based sectors. It...

Author(s)
Holz, J. R.
Publisher
Springer-Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Sustainability Science, 2023, 18, 2, pp 645-659
AbstractFull Text

The globally accepted concept of a bioeconomy includes the field of forestry; however, the concept of a forest bioeconomy (FBE) does not appear to be defined uniformly. The concepts of bioeconomy and sustainable development are interlinked. In many countries, the bioeconomy is often the subject of...

Author(s)
Rinn, R.; Palátová, P.; Kalábová, M.; Jarský, V.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 14, 1,
Abstract

In recent years, the potential of the forest-based bioeconomy to provide competitiveness, differentiation, and sustainability to the European economy has often been claimed. Interestingly, regions, as territorial units with their own political and socioeconomic strategies, have been highlighted as...

Author(s)
Barañano, L.; Unamunzaga, O.; Garbisu, N.; Briers, S.; Orfanidou, T.; Schmid, B.; Arano, I. M. de; Araujo, A.; Garbisu, C.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Sustainability, 2022, 14, 8,
Abstract

The paper assesses similarities and differences between Finland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in terms of their forest bioeconomies. In Finland, which is perceived as a leader in forest bioeconomy, the national bioeconomy strategy was adopted in 2014 and updated in 2022. The Czech and ...

Author(s)
Palátová, P.; Purwestri, R. C.; Marcineková, L.
Publisher
Commonwealth Forestry Association, Craven Arms, UK
Citation
International Forestry Review, 2022, 24, 4, pp 594-606
Abstract

Over the last decade, the bioeconomy has been increasingly promoted as a strategy able to shift our economies away from fossil fuels and boost local economic growth, especially of rural areas in Europe. The bioeconomy is an important part of the European Union agenda, it is promoted through...

Author(s)
Morales, D.
Publisher
Geographical Society of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
Citation
Fennia, 2022, 199, 2, pp 174-187
AbstractFull Text

In a global economic system where essential resources are limited, demand is increasing and environmental degradation is more pronounced, the only viable option to ensure sustainable development is to create an environmentally friendly and efficient economy in order to produce more economic value...

Author(s)
Artene, A. E.; Cioca, L. I.; Domil, A. E.; Ivascu, L.; Burca, V.; Bogdan, O.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 13, 11,

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