Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value

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Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value. / Rusterholz, Hans-Peter; Bilecen, Erol; Kleiber, Oliver et al.
in: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Jahrgang 8, Nr. 2, 2009, S. 109-116.

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Rusterholz HP, Bilecen E, Kleiber O, Hegetschweiler KT, Baur B. Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 2009;8(2):109-116. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.002

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title = "Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value",
abstract = "Central European forests are generally multifunctional; the same forest areas are used for timber production and recreation. In frequently visited areas damage to trees can be observed. We developed a method to estimate the actual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage. The method was tested in two suburban (oak-hornbeam and beech) forests sustainably maintained by a selective management system and with free access in northwestern Switzerland. Considering the total forest areas, 9.4% of oak trees and 23.0% of beech trees were damaged by recreational activities. The resulting reduction in timber value averaged 19 and 53 € ha -1 a -1 in the two forests. The annual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage can account for up to 16% of the total proceeds. The monetary benefits of forest recreation in these areas, however, by far exceed the damage to trees.",
keywords = "Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics, Forest recreation, Multifunctionality, Spatial distribution of damage, Tree damage",
author = "Hans-Peter Rusterholz and Erol Bilecen and Oliver Kleiber and Hegetschweiler, {K. Tessa} and Bruno Baur",
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language = "English",
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journal = "Urban Forestry and Urban Greening",
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publisher = "Urban und Fischer Verlag GmbH und Co. KG",
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T1 - Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests

T2 - A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value

AU - Rusterholz, Hans-Peter

AU - Bilecen, Erol

AU - Kleiber, Oliver

AU - Hegetschweiler, K. Tessa

AU - Baur, Bruno

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AB - Central European forests are generally multifunctional; the same forest areas are used for timber production and recreation. In frequently visited areas damage to trees can be observed. We developed a method to estimate the actual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage. The method was tested in two suburban (oak-hornbeam and beech) forests sustainably maintained by a selective management system and with free access in northwestern Switzerland. Considering the total forest areas, 9.4% of oak trees and 23.0% of beech trees were damaged by recreational activities. The resulting reduction in timber value averaged 19 and 53 € ha -1 a -1 in the two forests. The annual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage can account for up to 16% of the total proceeds. The monetary benefits of forest recreation in these areas, however, by far exceed the damage to trees.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Forest recreation

KW - Multifunctionality

KW - Spatial distribution of damage

KW - Tree damage

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