Forest functions in multi-objective forest management : doctoral dissertation

Simončič, Tina (author), Bončina, Andrej (mentor)

We studied the importance of forest function areas and other priority areas for multi-objective forest management. The study was divided into three parts. First, we compared priority areas between the Pacific Northwest of the USA (PNW) and Central Europe (CE) by developing a conceptual framework of six dimensions (primary purpose, importance and spatial distribution of objectives, governance, permanency, spatial scale, and management regime). Secondly, we analysed the concept of forest functions in CE with a comprehensive literature overview and in-depth interviews of forestry experts. Thirdly, we evaluated the effectiveness of forest function areas in Slovenia using an on-line survey (n=162) and a participatory workshop (n=66) for forestry experts. Improvements to the concept of forest functions applied in Slovenia were captured in two alternative models (technical, conceptual), which were tested in three case study areas and evaluated by forestry experts (n=65). We confirmed that the importance of priority areas differs among the regions, especially prioritization of management objectives (mainly segregation in PNW; mainly integration in CE). The main differences among CE countries include the types of forest functions, ranking of importance, proportion of designated area and management measures associated with the selected functions. There was strong support for both technical and conceptual improvements of the concept of forest functions in Slovenia, such as fewer forest function types, prioritization of functions in the same area, less area under designation, prioritizing areas for adjusted management regimes, implementation of management measures through projects and contracts and greater participation of the public and forest owners.

• Language: English
• Work type: Dissertation
• Typology: 2.08 - Doctoral Dissertation
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [T. Simončič]
• Year: 2016
• Number of pages: X f., 158, [12] str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-115376
• UDC: 630*61+630*91+630*90(4-191.2)(497.4)(043.3)=111
• URN: URN:NBN:SI:doc-G3AXPYUM
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4333734
• Publication date in RUL: 24.04.2020

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Funkcije gozda v načrtovanju večnamenske rabe gozdnega prostora

Abstract

Preučevali smo pomen območij s poudarjenimi funkcijami gozda in drugih prednostnih območij za večnamensko gospodarjenje z gozdovi. Oblikovali smo model za analizo prednostnih območij, ki obsega šest dimenzij (namen določanja, pomen in prostorske prioritete ciljev, upravljanje, prostorsko merilo, trajnost, gospodarjenje), in z njim primerjali prednostna območja v Pacifiškem delu S Amerike (PNW) in Srednji Evropi (SE). S študijem literature in anketiranjem gozdarskih strokovnjakov smo analizirali koncept funkcij gozda v SE. Na ravni Slovenije smo z anketiranjem gozdarskih strokovnjakov preko spleta (n=162) in na delavnici (n=66) evalvirali učinkovitost funkcij gozda za večnamensko gospodarjenje z gozdovi. Izboljšave smo predstavili v dveh alternativnih modelih, ki so jih ovrednotili gozdarski strokovnjaki (n=65), hkrati smo jih testirali na treh testnih območjih. V PNW in SE je pomen prednostnih območij za večnamensko gospodarjenje različen; razlike smo opazili pri vseh šestih dimenzijah, največje so pri prioritizaciji ciljev (pretežno segregacija v PNW; pretežno integracija v SE). Med SE deželami smo ugotovili številne podobnosti v konceptu funkcij, razlike pa so opazne v številu in tipih funkcij, rangiranju pomena funkcij, površini območij s funkcijami in določanju ukrepov za izbrane funkcije. Gozdarski strokovnjaki v Sloveniji podpirajo predlagane tehnične in konceptualne spremembe koncepta funkcij gozda. Za izboljšanje koncepta funkcij predlagamo manj tipov funkcij, poenostavljeno rangiranje, manj prekrivanja, določanje prednosti med funkcijami, določanje prioritetnih območij za prilagojeno ukrepanje, implementacijo ukrepov preko projektov in pogodb, več participacije javnosti in lastnikov gozdov.

• Keywords: gozdnogospodarsko načrtovanje, funkcija gozda, prednostna območja, predlogi izboljšav, Slovenija, Srednja Evropa