Lucas Dawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3707899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucas Dawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucas |
| FAMILY NAME | Dawson |
| SIGNATURE | DAWSON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2325-1609 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Multifunctional landscapes in Sweden – How the concept is understood and implemented in research and practice
Multifunctionality is increasingly recognized as key to promoting biodiversity and delivering diverse benefits at the landscape level. However, varying interpretations in research and policy create challenges for practical implementation. This study examines how multifunctionality is understood and governed across five landscape types in Sweden: forest, agricultural, coastal and marine, urban, and mountain. By combining a review of scientific and…
What do stakeholders want from multifunctional forest landscapes and can bottom-up collaborations help them to get it
Policies addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and rural development are driving the transition towards multifunctional forest landscapes (MFLs) across Europe and beyond. MFLs are interdependent social-ecological systems that integrate diverse human uses and ecological functions to fulfil ecological, socio-cultural, and economic interests. A significant challenge in developing MFLs is the perceived incompatibility among stakeholder intere…
Environmental history determines forest habitat network functionality
Harvesting naturally dynamic forests causes losses of habitat quality and functional connectivity. Focusing on Sweden as a case study of high-yield rotation forestry, we provide analyses supporting spatial prioritisation of protection, management and restoration of representative functional forest habitat networks. Habitat suitability index modelling of focal bird species was used to analyse how forest naturalness, habitat patch size and function…
Transitioning from even-aged rotation forestry to multifunctional forest landscapes? – A Swedish case study of challenges and actions
Context Even-aged forest management is criticised for negative impacts on natural and cultural values, and on value chains dependent on multifunctional forest landscapes. Aim We identify barriers and bridges supporting the development of multifunctional forest landscapes. Examining five decades of projects aimed at landscape planning in the Swedish Tiveden forest massif, we selected the initiative Collaboration Tiveden for learning through evalua…
Unlocking a transition to alternative forest management in intensive management contexts
Forests are increasingly recognized as providing key nature-based solutions for societal challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. This is driving a shift towards greater consideration of alternative forest management (AFM) approaches that promote ecological integrity and social values alongside economic viability. This study investigates constraints and opportunities influencing the adoption of AFM pra…
Perceived benefits from agroforestry landscapes across North-Eastern Europe
Agroforestry landscapes are crucial to human wellbeing; however, they are in sharp decline across Europe. Improved understanding of the complexity of agroforestry landscapes within different biophysical, social-cultural, economic and governance contexts is essential for designing effective policy and management interventions that are more tightly aligned with societal expectations and aspirations. This paper identifies and compares values that pe…
Bogs, birds, and berries in Belarus
Dawson, L., M. Elbakidze, M. Schellens, A. Shkaruba, and P. K. Angelstam. 2021. Bogs, birds, and berries in Belarus: the governance and management dynamics of wetland restoration in a state-centric, top-down context. Ecology and Society 26(1):8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12139-260108
Is spatial planning a collaborative learning process? A case study from a rural–urban gradient in Sweden
Is spatial planning a collaborative learning process? A case study from a rural–urban gradient in Sweden
Unlocking a transition to alternative forest management in intensive management contexts
Forests are increasingly recognized as providing key nature-based solutions for societal challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. This is driving a shift towards greater consideration of alternative forest management (AFM) approaches that promote ecological integrity and social values alongside economic viability. This study investigates constraints and opportunities influencing the adoption of AFM pra…
Is spatial planning a collaborative learning process? A case study from a rural–urban gradient in Sweden
Perceived benefits from agroforestry landscapes across North-Eastern Europe
Agroforestry landscapes are crucial to human wellbeing; however, they are in sharp decline across Europe. Improved understanding of the complexity of agroforestry landscapes within different biophysical, social-cultural, economic and governance contexts is essential for designing effective policy and management interventions that are more tightly aligned with societal expectations and aspirations. This paper identifies and compares values that pe…
Bogs, birds, and berries in Belarus
Dawson, L., M. Elbakidze, M. Schellens, A. Shkaruba, and P. K. Angelstam. 2021. Bogs, birds, and berries in Belarus: the governance and management dynamics of wetland restoration in a state-centric, top-down context. Ecology and Society 26(1):8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12139-260108
Transitioning from even-aged rotation forestry to multifunctional forest landscapes? – A Swedish case study of challenges and actions
Context Even-aged forest management is criticised for negative impacts on natural and cultural values, and on value chains dependent on multifunctional forest landscapes. Aim We identify barriers and bridges supporting the development of multifunctional forest landscapes. Examining five decades of projects aimed at landscape planning in the Swedish Tiveden forest massif, we selected the initiative Collaboration Tiveden for learning through evalua…
Unlocking a transition to alternative forest management in intensive management contexts
Forests are increasingly recognized as providing key nature-based solutions for societal challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. This is driving a shift towards greater consideration of alternative forest management (AFM) approaches that promote ecological integrity and social values alongside economic viability. This study investigates constraints and opportunities influencing the adoption of AFM pra…
Multifunctional landscapes in Sweden – How the concept is understood and implemented in research and practice
Multifunctionality is increasingly recognized as key to promoting biodiversity and delivering diverse benefits at the landscape level. However, varying interpretations in research and policy create challenges for practical implementation. This study examines how multifunctionality is understood and governed across five landscape types in Sweden: forest, agricultural, coastal and marine, urban, and mountain. By combining a review of scientific and…
What do stakeholders want from multifunctional forest landscapes and can bottom-up collaborations help them to get it
Policies addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and rural development are driving the transition towards multifunctional forest landscapes (MFLs) across Europe and beyond. MFLs are interdependent social-ecological systems that integrate diverse human uses and ecological functions to fulfil ecological, socio-cultural, and economic interests. A significant challenge in developing MFLs is the perceived incompatibility among stakeholder intere…
Environmental history determines forest habitat network functionality
Harvesting naturally dynamic forests causes losses of habitat quality and functional connectivity. Focusing on Sweden as a case study of high-yield rotation forestry, we provide analyses supporting spatial prioritisation of protection, management and restoration of representative functional forest habitat networks. Habitat suitability index modelling of focal bird species was used to analyse how forest naturalness, habitat patch size and function…
Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Forest management (3 works) · Forest Management and Policy (3 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3 works)