Valuing and developing market-based mechanisms for enhanced forest amenities in private lands: The case of Ruka-Kuusamo, Finland

• Main Authors: Ovaskainen, V., Mäntymaa, E., Tyrväinen, L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Unknown 2012
• Subjects: International Development; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; FOS Economics and business; environmental benefits; non-timber forest services; choice experiment method; market-based mechanisms; Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.199806; https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199806

Forestry has significant impacts on the quality of the forest landscape for recreation and naturebased tourism. In Finland, the rapid growth of nature-based tourism has expanded outdoor recreation activities from protected areas into timber production forests both in private and public lands, partic...