Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value Chain RelationshipsGerhard Weiss, Davide Pettenella, Pekka Ollonqvist, Bill Slee Innovation is increasingly recognized as a key factor in environmental protection and balanced sustainable development within the forestry sector. This volume provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the analysis of innovation processes and policies in a traditional, rural sector as well as presenting empirical analyses of innovation processes from major innovation areas. Territorial services of the forest sector are examined, including various types of forest ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration or recreation and wood value chains, including timber frame construction and bioenergy. |
Contents
Relevance and Research Background | 1 |
2 Theoretical Approaches for the Analysis of Innovation Processes and Policies in the Forest Sector | 10 |
Some Theoretical Concepts and Empirical Evidence | 35 |
Comparative Analysis of Finnish and Estonian Wood Sectors | 48 |
the Emergence of Forest Owners Organizations | 68 |
6 The Contribution of Leader+ to the Implementation of Innovative Forestrelated Projects | 87 |
7 How to Support Firm Competitiveness in Timber Industries? Clusters as Policy Means in Four European Countries | 101 |
an Introduction | 118 |
11 The Role of Cooperation in Enhancing Innovation in Naturebased Tourism Services | 169 |
an Introduction | 189 |
13 Role of Policies and National Programmes on Innovations in Timberframe Construction | 204 |
14 Networks and Local Milieus as a Furniture Industry Innovation Platform | 233 |
15 Innovation in the Wood Bioenergy Sector in Europe | 254 |
16 Policy and Marketrelated Factors for Innovation in Forest Operation Enterprises | 276 |
a SciencePolicy Dialogue | 294 |
Summary and Conclusions | 303 |
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