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Política forestal y evolución de los bosques en Cataluña desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad

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  • Teresa Cervera

    (Centre de la Propietat Forestal, Generalitat de Catalunya, Carretera de Sabadell a Santa Perpètua, km 4,5, 08130 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Barcelona, España)

  • Ramon Garrabou

    (Departament d’Economia i Història Econòmica, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici B, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, España)

  • Enric Tello

    (Departament d’Història i Institucions Econòmiques, Centre d’Estudis Antoni de Capmany d’Economia i Història Econòmica, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa de la Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 690, 08034, Barcelona, España)

Abstract

An outline of the main trends in forest policy is presented, contrasting the available data on woodland area in Catalonia from the 19th century to the present. In some periods the reasons for these laws or regulations, and the ensuing conflicts that arose, are the only available national source to approach the state of Catalan forests. When they are compared with subsequent data on woodland cover, it can be observed that their effectiveness was generally very limited. The information gathered shows a socioecological transition from a long-lasting period of contraction of woodland areas and substantial increases in forestry extractions until the mid-20th century, to another long-lasting one until the present day, where rural abandonment has led to an increase in woodland cover that probably exceeds the initial figures. The pressure over forest resources peaked between the First World War and the years 1940's of Franco's Autarky. KEY Classification-JEL: Q23. Q24. Q28. O13. R52

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  • Teresa Cervera & Ramon Garrabou & Enric Tello, 2015. "Política forestal y evolución de los bosques en Cataluña desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad," Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, Asociación Española de Historia Económica, vol. 11(02), pages 116-127.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:invest:v:11:y:2015:i:02:p:116-127
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    1. Delgado-Artés, Rafael & Garófano-Gómez, Virginia & Oliver-Villanueva, José-Vicente & Rojas-Briales, Eduardo, 2022. "Land use/cover change analysis in the Mediterranean region: a regional case study of forest evolution in Castelló (Spain) over 50 years," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
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    Keywords

    Política forestal española. Superficie forestal. Deforestación. Cataluña;

    JEL classification:

    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q24 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Land
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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