Scenery and recreation in forest landscapes in Harju County, in Northern Estonia
The case study region Harju County is located in Northern Estonia on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. Its area is 4,338 km². Harju County is home to the capital of Estonia – Tallinn. The population of the county is 582 thousand, 432 thousand of the population lives in Tallinn. Suburbanization occurs in the area surrounding the capital. Almost 80% of the population lives in urban settlements. Population density in rural areas is rather low.
A substantial part of forests in Harju County have achieved maturity and may go under cutting in the coming 10 years. We investigated the provision of the public goods of scenery and recreation by the forestry system in a context of high risk of large scale clear cutting deteriorating the living environment around densely populated settlements.
Valuation of the estimated need for compensation (per hectare and total) in case of replacing clear cutting with shelterwood cutting in forest stand compartments. Read more…
The governance strategy investigated consists of four GMs as follows: Spatial planning, Agreements between private forest owners and local government; Financial relief scheme for the state-owned forest management; Technical assistance and information. Read more…
Stakeholder Portal
Stakeholder Portal
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Contact for case study region
- Silja Lassur, Avatud akadeemia / Ühiskonnateaduste instituut, Tallinna Ülikool
Narva mnt. 25, 10120 Tallinn