Under what circumstances and in what ways can public participation be utilized in managing Finland's
national forests? In the first chapter, a framework for answering this question is set by analyzing Finnish
legal, cultural, historical and political background. The frame defines the Finnish Forest and Park
Service's (FPS) decision making...
Part of the Mexican system of forest management is based on the "Unidades Industriales de Explotacion Forestal" (UIEF). An economic analysis based on the
profitability of the forest under different alternatives was performed to evaluate the efficiency of the UIEF's system of forest management using Pinus hartwegii growing
in the...
In the past 3-5 years, two federal agencies, the Forest Service (FS) and the National Park Service (NPS), have initiated pilot programs in concessioner-operation of developed-site government recreation facilities, specifically family campgrounds and related facilities. These programs have been generally successful by agency measure, and consequently, both agencies have modified...
The concept of marketing, with its primary focus on
meeting customer needs, is being adopted by federal agencies
such as the U.S. Forest Service who are in the business of
providing, among other things, recreation opportunities for
their visiting public. Although not a new concept, the
notion of applying marketing...
Managing near-urban forests is a challenge because
people living nearby care about these places and often
express their concerns. The near-urban forest
situation alerts us that there is a need for an
approach to land use planning and management which
deals with the multiplicity of values expressed by the
urban...