This book is the result of the COST Action E51 on 'Integrating Innovation and Development Policies for the Forest Sector', which studied innovation policies and processes in the forest sector in Europe. It contains 18 chapters, which are grouped into 2 parts: one on the innovation field of...
Author(s)
Weiss, G.; Pettenella, D.; Ollonqvist, P.; Slee, B.
ISBN
2011 CABI (H ISBN 9781845936891)
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute to local people's livelihood in many regions around the world. This article investigates the types of NTFPs collected, processed, and traded in the Arasbaran region of Iran, the roles of these products in household economies, and the potential...
Author(s)
Ghanbari, S.; Weiss, G.; Liu JinLong; Eastin, I.; Fathizadeh, O.; Moradi, G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2022, 13, 3,
Research on forest ownership has received growing attention in recent years, particularly in relation to the effects of restitution processes in former socialist countries, emerging new forest owner types, trends towards fragmentation of ownership structures, and questions related to the steady...
Author(s)
Weiss, G.; Lawrence, A.; Lidestav, G.; Feliciano, D.; Hujala, T.; Sarvašová, Z.; Dobšinská, Z.; Živojinović, I.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2019, 99, pp 1-8
The paper deals with the identification of appropriate measures for increasing the market supply of wood from fragmented ownership structures. Case studies have been carried out in eight European regions. The analysis resulted in a categorization of three types of dominating market conditions and...
Author(s)
Stern, T.; Weiss, G.; Bostrom, C.; Huber, W.; Koch, S.; Schwarzbauer, P.
Publisher
Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, Vienna, Austria
Citation
OGA Jahrbuch - Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 22, 1, pp 19-28
Innovations in the forest sector may be very different in origin, objectives, context and content. This paper analyses several institutional innovations with the capacity to create considerable changes in the rules of the game of forest policy making in Austria, Scotland and France. All cases...
Author(s)
Buttoud, G.; Kouplevatskaya-Buttoud, I.; Slee, B.; Weiss, G.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2011, 13, 2, pp 124-131
The emergence and development of organizations of private forest owners in situations where they were not previously collectively organized is a relevant institutional innovation in forestry. This chapter looks at the factors that may have contributed to this institutional change in the following...
Author(s)
Mendes, A. M. S. C.; Štefanek, B.; Feliciano, D.; Mizaraite, D.; Nonić, D.; Kitchoukov, E.; Nybakk, E.; Duduman, G.; Weiss, G.; Nichiforel, L.; Stoyanova, M.; Mäkinen, P.; Alves, R.; Milijić, V.; Sarvašová, Z.
ISBN
2011 CABI (H ISBN 9781845936891)
The political and economic transformations that have taken place since the early nineties in the former socialist countries in Europe have significantly influenced reforms of their forestry institutions. As part of these reforms, restitution processes were initiated with the aim of recognising...
Author(s)
Dobšinská, Z.; Živojinović, I.; Nedeljković, J.; Petrović, N.; Jarský, V.; Oliva, J.; Šálka, J.; Sarvašová, Z.; Weiss, G.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2020, 113,
Forest ecosystems are of high importance for the human wellbeing. On the one hand, they enable important life supporting functions (e.g. photosynthesis, soil formation, water regulation). On the other hand they provide a multitude of goods and services (e.g. wood, food, recreation, carbon...
Author(s)
Ramcilovic, S.; Mavsar, R.; Weiss, G.
Publisher
European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2010, No.58, pp 81-91
Innovation in the forest sector is a growing research interest and within this field, there is a growing attention for institutional, policy and societal dimensions and particular when it comes to the question of how to support innovativeness in the sector. This Special Issue therefore focuses on...
Author(s)
Weiss, G.; Hansen, E.; Ludvig, A.; Nybakk, E.; Toppinen, A.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2021, 130,
The term "social innovation" (SI) is currently applied to denote a broad range of activities connected to explicit goals and supposedly designed to address inherent societal problems. These problems are rooted in current economic and ecological crises, such as poverty, unemployment, forced...
Author(s)
Ludvig, A.; Weiss, G.; Sarkki, S.; Nijnik, M.; Živojinović, I.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Forest Policy and Economics, 2018, 97, pp 146-152