Towards co-ownership in forest management: Analysis of a pioneering case 'Bosland' (Flanders, Belgium) through transition lenses

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-109

  Vangansbeke, Pieter ^a,b   Gorissen, Leen ^a   Nevens, Frank ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Co ownership; Envisioning; Forest management; Participation; Transition

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS;

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVISIONING; LONG TERM VISION; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PARTICIPATION; TRANSITION;

FORESTRY;

BELGIUM; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84919463374     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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