Summary
This research programme applies tools of economic analysis to a range of issues to help deliver a research base to assist the UK achieve sustainable forest management objectives.
Topics covered fall into the main categories of climate change, ecosystem services, woodfuel, and urban greening.
Description and summary of research included in this programme (PDF-21K)
Individual research projects
- Climate change: comparative analysis of silvicultural options
- Critical assessment of evidence of net economic benefits of initiatives to create or improve greenspace
- Economic integration of urban consumers demand and rural forestry production
- Estimating amenity values of street trees and woodland views
- Health benefits of street trees
- Payments for ecosystem services
- Review of approaches to carbon additionality
- Review of approaches to carbon valuation, discounting and risk management
- Street tree valuation systems
- Valuation of the economic and social contribution of forestry for people in Scotland
- Wood products for sustainably managed woods
- Woodfuel supply chain scoping study
Contact
For further information please contact:
Gregory Valatin
Social and Economic Research Group
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian EH25 9SY
Tel: 0131 445 6995
Fax: 0131 445 5124
Email: gregory.valatin@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
