IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/forpol/v80y2017icp99-106.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Physical soil protection in forests - insights from production-, industrial- and institutional economics

Author

Listed:
  • Thees, Oliver
  • Olschewski, Roland

Abstract

The protection of forest soil is an issue of increasing concern to Central European forestry. The focus lies on the impact of forest harvesting machinery on soil and the resulting risks to the forest ecosystem in general and to soil fertility in particular. The economic dimension of the issue becomes increasingly apparent when wet weather hampers the planning and execution of forestry operations. Public interest has also increased: damage to the forest floor is negatively perceived by the population as well as nature conservationists, and attracts media attention. With the overall sustainability of forest management at stake, the issue entails major ecological as well as economic and political challenges. The article examines physical soil protection from various economic perspectives, focusing on (i) production economics, (ii) industrial economics and (iii) institutional economics. The findings of this comprehensive approach contribute to a better understanding of the complexity of this private and public good. Possible challenges in the future are posed by climate change and increasing demand for forest resources. These could massively exacerbate the problem of forest soil protection and drive up its costs. Further economic analysis is needed to improve decision making in soil protection to ensure sustainable forest management.

Suggested Citation

  • Thees, Oliver & Olschewski, Roland, 2017. "Physical soil protection in forests - insights from production-, industrial- and institutional economics," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 99-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:80:y:2017:i:c:p:99-106
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.01.024
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934117300771
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.01.024?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Elinor Ostrom, 2008. "Doing Institutional Analysis: Digging Deeper than Markets and Hierarchies," Springer Books, in: Claude Ménard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 30, pages 819-848, Springer.
    2. Claude Ménard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), 2008. "Handbook of New Institutional Economics," Springer Books, Springer, number 978-3-540-69305-5, September.
    3. Kenneth J. Arrow, 1987. "Reflections on the Essays," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: George R. Feiwel (ed.), Arrow and the Ascent of Modern Economic Theory, chapter 23, pages 685-689, Palgrave Macmillan.
    4. Peter M. Ralston & Jennifer Blackhurst & David E. Cantor & Michael R. Crum, 2015. "A Structure–Conduct–Performance Perspective of How Strategic Supply Chain Integration Affects Firm Performance," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 51(2), pages 47-64, April.
    5. Vassiliki Bamiatzi & Konstantinos Bozos & S. Tamer Cavusgil & G. Tomas M. Hult, 2016. "Revisiting the firm, industry, and country effects on profitability under recessionary and expansion periods: A multilevel analysis," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(7), pages 1448-1471, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Tingting Zhang & Shunbo Yao & Jinna Yu & Assem Abu Hatab & Zhen Liu, 2020. "Effects of China’s Collective Forestland Tenure Reform Policies on Forest Product Firm Values," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-20, April.
    2. Vanermen, Iris & Muys, Bart & Verheyen, Kris & Vanwindekens, Frederic & Bouriaud, Laura & Kardol, Paul & Vranken, Liesbet, 2020. "What do scientists and managers know about soil biodiversity? Comparative knowledge mapping for sustainable forest management," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Somohano Rodríguez, Francisco M. & López Fernández, José Manuel & Martínez García, Francisco Javier, 2018. "El efecto de la innovación en el resultado empresarial durante la recesión económica. Una aplicación a la industria de la automoción," Revista de Contabilidad - Spanish Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 91-105.
    2. Mari-Liis Kukk & Laivi Laidroo, 2020. "Institutional Drivers of Crowdfunding Volumes," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-28, December.
    3. Pietrzak, Michał & Ziętara, Wojciech, 2022. "Beyond the Black Box: Towards a Systems Theory of Farming Family and Family Farm," Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej 320082, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI).
    4. Michael Barry & Rosalie Kingwill, 2020. "Evaluating the Community Land Record System in Monwabisi Park Informal Settlement in the Context of Hybrid Governance and Organisational Culture," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-34, April.
    5. Paula E. Stephan, 2004. "Robert K. Merton's perspective on priority and the provision of the public good knowledge," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 60(1), pages 81-87, May.
    6. Górriz-Mifsud, Elena & Olza Donazar, Luis & Montero Eseverri, Eduardo & Marini Govigli, Valentino, 2019. "The challenges of coordinating forest owners for joint management," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 100-109.
    7. Zhao, Xiaofei & Wang, Ping & Pal, Raktim, 2021. "The effects of agro-food supply chain integration on product quality and financial performance: Evidence from Chinese agro-food processing business," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    8. Luigi Romano & Marcello Ruberti, 2019. "Focus on the Performances of the Most Advanced Italian Thermoelectric Power Plants," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 9(5), pages 264-273.
    9. Wenwen Sheng & M. C. Sunny Wong, 2017. "Capital Flow Management Policies and Riskiness of External Liability Structures: the Role of Local Financial Markets," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 461-498, July.
    10. Carayol, Nicolas & Dalle, Jean-Michel, 2007. "Sequential problem choice and the reward system in Open Science," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 18(2), pages 167-191, June.
    11. Rossi, Enrico, 2020. "Reconsidering the dual nature of property rights: personal property and capital in the law and economics of property rights," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 105840, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    12. Santanu Mandal & Souvik Roy & G. Amar Raju, 2016. "Tourism supply chain agility: an empirical examination using resource-based view," International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(2), pages 151-173.
    13. Rok Lee, 2021. "The Effect of Supply Chain Management Strategy on Operational and Financial Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-18, May.
    14. Nicola Gennaioli & Enrico Perotti, 2009. "Standardized enforcement: Access to justice vs contractual innovation," Economics Working Papers 1329, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Jun 2012.
    15. Spiller, Pablo T., 2013. "Transaction cost regulation," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 232-242.
    16. Militiades N. Georgiou & Nicholas Kyriazis & Emmanouil M. L. Economou, 2015. "Democracy, Political Stability and Economic performance. A Panel Data Analysis," Journal of Risk & Control, Risk Market Journals, vol. 2(1), pages 1-18.
    17. Mwakatumbula, Hilda Jacob & Moshi, Goodiel Charles & Mitomo, Hitoshi, 2019. "Consumer protection in the telecommunication sector: A comparative institutional analysis of five African countries," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(7), pages 1-1.
    18. Guido Möllering, 2010. "Kartelle, Konsortien, Kooperationen und die Entstehung neuer Märkte," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 62(7), pages 770-796, November.
    19. Joather Al Wali & Rajendran Muthuveloo & Teoh Ai Ping & Mohammad Bataineh, 2021. "The Impact of HR Practices and Innovative Work Behavior on Job Performance in Physicians," International Journal of Human Resource Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(3), pages 4266-4266, December.
    20. Märker, Carolin & Venghaus, Sandra & Hake, Jürgen-Friedrich, 2018. "Integrated governance for the food–energy–water nexus – The scope of action for institutional change," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 290-300.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:80:y:2017:i:c:p:99-106. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/forpol .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.