Recreational and environmental markets for forest enterprises
Subtitle: a new approach towards marketability of public goods
By: U. Mantau ... [et al.].
Contributors: Mantau, Udo.
Publisher: CABI Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Economic aspects -- Europe.; Forests and forestry -- Multiple use -- Europe.; Forest products -- Europe -- Marketing.
Description: This book is the published outcome of the RES project (Niche markets for recreational and environmental services from multiple forest production systems) funded by the European Commission. The book discusses the project's leading ideas, basic assumptions, summary and recommendations; an analysis of case studies in Germany, Italy, Austria and The Netherlands; economic strategies for transformation and product development; marketing tools for the development of RES products; contracts and organizations as a basis of market development; multifunctional forest management; delimitation of property rights; and an analysis of forest policy including evaluation studies of public acceptance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.