Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible?
In the Italian political and economic agenda the forest sector occupies a marginal role. The forest sector in Italy is characterized by a high institutional fragmentation and centralized decision-making processes dominated by Public Forest Administrations. Public participation in forest policy proce...
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doaj-911cb2b6dbdb49eaae3e6be3772eef8e2020-11-24T21:08:08ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072018-08-019846810.3390/f9080468f9080468Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible?Laura Secco0Alessandro Paletto1Raoul Romano2Mauro Masiero3Davide Pettenella4Francesco Carbone5Isabella De Meo6Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padua, 35020 Padova, ItalyCREA, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, 38123 Trento, ItalyCREA, Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, 00198 Roma, ItalyDepartment of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padua, 35020 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padua, 35020 Padova, ItalyDepartment for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), Tuscia University, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyCREA, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Firenze, ItalyIn the Italian political and economic agenda the forest sector occupies a marginal role. The forest sector in Italy is characterized by a high institutional fragmentation and centralized decision-making processes dominated by Public Forest Administrations. Public participation in forest policy processes has been implemented since the 1990s at national, regional and local levels in several cases. However, today no significant changes have been observed in the overall governance of the forest sector and stakeholders’ involvement in Italian forest policy decision-making is still rather limited. The aims of this paper are to describe the state of forest-related participatory processes in Italy at various levels (national, regional and local) and identify which factors and actors hinder or support the establishment and implementation of participatory forest-related processes in the country. The forest-related participatory processes are analyzed adopting a qualitative-based approach and interpreting interactive, complex and non-linear participatory processes through the lens of panarchy theory.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/8/468panarchy theorynational forest policy frameworkstakeholdersparticipatory forumsinterviews survey |
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Laura Secco Alessandro Paletto Raoul Romano Mauro Masiero Davide Pettenella Francesco Carbone Isabella De Meo Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? Forests panarchy theory national forest policy framework stakeholders participatory forums interviews survey |
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Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? |
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Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? |
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Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? |
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In the Italian political and economic agenda the forest sector occupies a marginal role. The forest sector in Italy is characterized by a high institutional fragmentation and centralized decision-making processes dominated by Public Forest Administrations. Public participation in forest policy processes has been implemented since the 1990s at national, regional and local levels in several cases. However, today no significant changes have been observed in the overall governance of the forest sector and stakeholders’ involvement in Italian forest policy decision-making is still rather limited. The aims of this paper are to describe the state of forest-related participatory processes in Italy at various levels (national, regional and local) and identify which factors and actors hinder or support the establishment and implementation of participatory forest-related processes in the country. The forest-related participatory processes are analyzed adopting a qualitative-based approach and interpreting interactive, complex and non-linear participatory processes through the lens of panarchy theory. |
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