Paletto, Alessandro <br/><br/>
Participatory Forestry: Involvement, Information and Science 

 -  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2019 
 - 1 electronic resource (250 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Public participation in forestry is a key issue in ensuring the democratization of decision-making processes, increasing the social acceptance of policies, and reducing conflicts between forest users. Public participation also provides an opportunity for the improvement of the quality of information, public debate, personal reflection, and professionalization, raising awareness. Participation in forestry implies the involvement of stakeholders (the interest group participation approach) and/or the involvement of people (the direct citizen participation approach) in the decision-making process. Since the UN Conference on Environment and Development (1992), new norms and perspectives have emerged encouraging a bottom-up approach in forest governance. Consequently, several participatory techniques, methods, and tools for stakeholder involvement in forest governance have been developed and applied. These different experiences allow us to learn from failures and successes and contribute to knowledge improvement. The future challenges of participatory forestry deal with adaptation to changes in ecological, social, and economic contexts. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03921-332-0 9783039213320 9783039213313 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03921-332-0  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>forest planning green space quality assessment forest management practice forest degradation urban trees Slovenia participatory process transdisciplinary research deliberative-analytical process panarchy theory participatory forums climate change community forestry empathetic utility functions smallholder questionnaire survey British Columbia Ghana cocoa participatory entrepreneurial education Natura 2000 deforestation social assessment climate change mitigation stakeholder analysis social network analysis social forestry REDD+ photography participation interviews survey diffusion traditional knowledge forest carbon AI decision-making algorithms stakeholders participatory modeling innovative training stakeholders’ involvement appraisal slash-and-burn agriculture public opinion user participation public participation summer-winter forest multifunctionality preferences community-based forest management forest management urban woodland management national forest policy framework perceptions forest governance stakeholder engagement forest history role-playing games assessment of sustainability management program forestry training