Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
In the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved a...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-86484 2023-10-29T02:38:58+01:00 Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons Lidestav, Gun Poudyal, Mahesh Holmgren, Eva Keskitalo, E. Carina H. 2013 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-86484 https://doi.org/10.18352/IJC.323 eng eng Umeå universitet, Kulturgeografi Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Utrecht : Igitur publishing International Journal of the Commons, 2013, 7:1, s. 164-182 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-86484 doi:10.18352/IJC.323 ISI:000332489700009 Scopus 2-s2.0-84874623419 Local 881251 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Community-based resource management forest policy resource governance Human Geography Kulturgeografi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2013 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.18352/IJC.323 2023-10-04T22:36:29Z In the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved and sustained forest production, the viability of farmers and the liveability of the rural communities in the areas where they were established. The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a study examining how three of these forest commons, one from each region, have benefitted the local shareholders and their community. The perceptions among forest common shareholders were assessed using a questionnaire. The study also assessed economic impact on shareholders in terms of extent and use of the dividend from each of the commons for the period 1958-2007, highlighting the extent of the economic support to individual shareholders and to the local community. Results reveal large differences between the three cases; there was a positive correlation between the extent of the economic support and contentment among the shareholders. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Norrbotten Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) International Journal of the Commons 7 1 164 |
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In the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved and sustained forest production, the viability of farmers and the liveability of the rural communities in the areas where they were established. The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a study examining how three of these forest commons, one from each region, have benefitted the local shareholders and their community. The perceptions among forest common shareholders were assessed using a questionnaire. The study also assessed economic impact on shareholders in terms of extent and use of the dividend from each of the commons for the period 1958-2007, highlighting the extent of the economic support to individual shareholders and to the local community. Results reveal large differences between the three cases; there was a positive correlation between the extent of the economic support and contentment among the shareholders. |
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Lidestav, Gun Poudyal, Mahesh Holmgren, Eva Keskitalo, E. Carina H. |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in swedish forest commons |
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