Management of Recreation and Nature Based Tourism in European Forests (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783642031441)

Ulrike Pröbstl, Veronika Wirth, Birgit Elands, and Simon Bell 1. 1 Background to the Study Ulrike Pröbstl and Simon Bell New directions and the need for reform - these two catch phrases dominate the political discussions around forests, forestry, and forest research in many European countries. In Germany there is concern about the reduction of university positions in forestry, as there is across Europe about the new, more economically ori- tated direction of forest management. For example, in 2004 the Bavarian electorate defeated a referendum about the restructuring of the forest administration, largely because of concern about changes to nature conservation and recreation mana- ment. Obviously, the new trends in forest management imposed by commercial interests stand in stark contrast to the overall expectations society has of effective multi-functional forest management (Deutscher Rat für Landesp ege 2004). The administrative desires for reform on the one side and - often contradictory - societal demands on the other are the reason to undertake an investigation of the European model of multi-functional forest management.

Author: Ulrike Pröbstl
ISBN-10: 3642031447
ISBN-13: 9783642031441
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2010
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d