Scientific report on the Short Term Scientific Mission – Economic valuation of recreation in urban forests in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Information on needs and wants of the society towards forests are becoming an essential part of forest management planning. Different approaches on obtaining peoples’ preferences for different management options are being taken, all aimed to pinpoint the socially-optimal state of forests. Urban forests are of special interest as they need to provide for a wider set of ecosystem services
Grantee: Anže Japelj, Slovenian Forestry Institute, dept. of Forest and Landscape monitoring and planning