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Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovativ...
Nijnik, Maria; Nijnik, Anatoliy; Sarkki, Simo; Muñoz-Rojas, Jose; Miller, David; Kopiy, SerhiyTreeline areas provide a range of ecosystem services, but there are diverging views as to how and for whose benefit, these ecosystem services are managed. Applying a Q-method, we explore experts' attitudes towards forest related decision-making and governance in treeline areas to reveal the attitudinal divergences that exist and analyse patterns of shared assumptions forming attitude-related communities. Experi...
Synergies and conflicts in the use of policy and planning instruments for imple...
Muñoz-Rojas, José; Nijnik, Maria; González-Puente, Marc; Cortines-García, FelipeThe policy and planning framework for land use in Scotland has undergone major changes since political devolution began in 1998. The latest reforms have set numerous objectives related to semi-natural, rural and urban landscapes, with a key role attributed to the expansion of corridors and networks. In this paper, we examine the feasibility of the Scottish forest policy and planning framework to drive “the righ...