Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2067/3040
Title: | Managing forests in a changing world: the need for a systemic approach. A review | Authors: | Nocentini, Susanna Buttoud, Gerard Ciancio, Orazio Corona, Piermaria |
Keywords: | Adaptive forest management;Systemic silviculture;Social-ecological systems;Forest governance;Landscape approach | Issue Date: | 2017 | Publisher: | Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) | Source: | Nocentini, S., et al. 2017. Managing forests in a changing world: the need for a systemic approach. A Review. "Forest Systems" 26 (1): eR01 | Abstract: | The paper is a scientiic commented discussion with the aim of deining a framework which allows both a comprehensive vision of forest dynamics, as well as an adaptive management approach and policy procedures more suited to a changing and inherently unpredictable world. Main results: We identify the main challenges facing forestry in relation to recent developments in forestry thinking, i.e. the paradox of aiming at sustainability in a changing environment, a shifting perception of the relationship between ecological and social systems, the recognition of forest ecosystems as complex adaptive systems, the need for integrating the social and ecological dimensions of forestry into a single framework, and the growing awareness of the importance of the ethical approach to the forest. We propose the concept of “systemic forestry” as a paradigm for better understanding forest dynamics and for guiding management and public actions at various levels. We compare the systemic approach with different silvicultural and forest management approaches which have been proposed in the last decades. Research highlights: Our analysis shows that a systemic approach to forestry has ive main consequences: 1. forestry is viewed as a part of landscape dynamics through a multi-sectoral coordination, 2. the logic of action changes from norm to process, 3. conservation is a dynamic search for resilience, 4. multi-functionality is achieved through a multi-entries approach integrating ecological, social and economic components of sustainability, 5. forestry institutions are reframed to address the issue of changing interactions among actors, 6. a change in the ethical approach to the forest is needed. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2067/3040 | ISSN: | 2171-9845 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2017261-09443 |
Appears in Collections: | DIBAF - Archivio della produzione scientifica |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Forest Systems _ Managing forests.pdf | 367 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page view(s)
168
Last Week
1
1
Last month
4
4
checked on Apr 24, 2024
Download(s)
187
checked on Apr 24, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
All documents in the "Unitus Open Access" community are published as open access.
All documents in the community "Prodotti della Ricerca" are restricted access unless otherwise indicated for specific documents