Introduction to Forestry, Forest Policy and Economics
Introduction
How to Navigate the Course
Save a Tree
About FOPER
Acknowledgements
Forest Resources and Their Uses
FOR1. The Rich Variety of Trees
1. What makes a Tree?
2. Old and Large Trees
3. Tree Genera and Native and Exotic Trees
FOR2: Forests as Ecosystems and Resources
1. Ecosystems and Silviculture
2. Resources and Vegetation Systems
FOR3: Unique Features of Forests
1. Nine Unique Features of Forests
FOR4: Global Land Use and Forests
1. Global Land Use
2. Land Use Theory & Deforestation
FOR5: Growing Stock, Forest Growth and Forest Balance
1. Measuring Growing Stock of Trees
FOR6: Forest Benefits and Uses
1. Some History
2. Forest Products
3. Ecosystem Functions
4. Forest Uses
FOR7: Forestry
1. Forestry and Forest Management
2. Special Management Orientations
3. Urban Forestry
FOR8: Forest Industries
1. Wood and Paper Industries
2. Small Processing and Large Clusters
3. Looking to the Future
Evaluation - Forest Resources
Forest Economics
ECON1: Supply and Demand
1. Supply as a Marginal Cost
2. Demand: Marginal Willingness to Pay
ECON2: Market Efficiency and Failure
1. Determining Market Price
2. Market Failures and Monopolies
ECON3: Investment Calculations
1. Dynamic Efficiency
2. Capital budgeting
3. Two illustrative examples
ECON4: Economics of Forest Management
1. Optimal Rotation (Part I)
2. Optimal Rotation (Part II)
3. The Faustmann Model (Part I)
4. The Faustmann Model (Part II)
ECON5: Appraisal and Valuation
1. Appraisals and Valuation (Part I)
2. Appraisals and Valuation (Part II)
ECON6: Markets and Prices
1. Stumpage and Timber Demand
2. Timber Supply
3. International Trade
Evaluation - Economics
Forest Policy
POLICY1: Politics, Democracy and Policies
1. People and Politics
2. Democracy, Politics and Policy
POLICY2: Values, Interests and Conflicts
1. Values, Interests and Conflicts
2. Complexity and Scientific Connections
POLICY3: Stakeholders
1. Who are the Stakeholders?
2. Political Parties and Government
POLICY4: Public Forest Policy Goals
1. Goal Setting
2. Goals in Different Contexts
POLICY5: Forest Policy Instruments
1. Various Instruments
2. Example of the Czech Republic
POLICY6: Land Tenure and Ownership
1. Forest Policy and Land Tenure
2. Changing Views on Forest Ownership I
3. Changing Views on Forest Onwership II
POLICY7: Role of Legislation
1. Constitution and Legislation
2. Austrian Forest Act
POLICY8: National Forest Policy
1. Economic Change and National Forest Programmes
2. Vienna Principles
Evaluation - Policy
Supporting Materials
References
Essay Assignments
Forest Economics
ECON1: Supply and Demand
ECON2: Market Efficiency and Failure
ECON3: Investment Calculations
ECON4: Economics of Forest Management
ECON5: Appraisal and Valuation
ECON6: Markets and Prices
Evaluation - Economics
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