Place perceptions and controversies over forest management: Exploring a Swedish example

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
• Main Authors: Lindahl, Karin Beland, Baker, Susan Catherine, Waldenstrom, Cecilia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); SD Forestry; Jokkmokk; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/47803/; https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2012.753316

This article explores the role of place perceptions in controversies over forest management. A neo-Durkheimian approach to frame analysis is used to explore actors' perceptions of places, forests and policy. This is combined with an examination of actors' varying capacity to influence poli...