Assessing the role of the family unit in individual private forestry in northern Spain

Autor: Verónica Rodríguez Vicente, Manuel Marey Pérez
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 23:53-77
ISSN: 1651-1891
0282-7581
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701672212
Popis: Farm forestry has been often linked to family knowledge and needs, and even to local expertise through several generations. Among the several factors that may influence farm forestry, family welfare and support on forest decision making and management are nowadays key arguments to provide a richer and better understanding of the land behaviour of non-industrial private forest owners (NIPFOs). This paper empirically explores and assesses the potential direct effects of the characteristics of the family unit (bequests, household income, forest reinvestments, personal and family labour, logistic resources and professional assistance) on individual forest management in terms of planting, silvicultural and harvesting practices. In March 2004, 103 forest landowners were personally interviewed about their commitment to and involvement in land management during 1999–2003, considering a forest region in northern Spain. The pattern of land acquisition, household dependence on forest products for self-consu...
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