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Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory-GIS through Action Research

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  • Poudyal, Mahesh
  • Lidestav, Gun
  • Sandstroem, Per
  • Sandstroem, Stefan

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We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management plans, and as a tool for communication between management and the shareholders. We found that the board and shareholders were initially resistant to adopting PGIS. However, continued collaboration and engagement seem to have encouraged the board to be more pro-active in their communication with the shareholders, and also more transparent regarding the management/governance of VUFC. We also find increasing interest among previously passive shareholders to engage in their forest common’s management.

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  • Poudyal, Mahesh & Lidestav, Gun & Sandstroem, Per & Sandstroem, Stefan, 2015. "Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory-GIS through Action Research," International Journal of Action Research, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 11(3), pages 236-264.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:ijares:ijar-2015-03-poudyal
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    1. Sandström, Stefan & Poudyal, Mahesh & Lejon, Solveig Berg & Lidestav, Gun, 2016. "Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 205-217.

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    Keywords

    community forestry; Sweden; technology adoption; forest governance; participatory GIS;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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