Changing Approaches to the Future in Swedish Forestry, 1850–2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15445322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erland Mårald (0000-0002-2291-9910, Umeå University, corresponding author), Erik Westholm ([email protected]) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2016.110101 |
| OpenAlex | W2335213121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article explores the changing construction of the future in Swedish forestry since 1850. The framework is based on three concepts: (1) knowability, addressing changing views of knowledge; (2) governability, addressing changing views of the ability to steer the future; and (3) temporality, referring to varying ways of relating to time. The results reveal that until the 1980s, trust in science-based forestry triggered other knowledge-based activities, such as education, surveys, and field trials. The future was seen as predictable and forecasts were expected to support increased forest production. In the 1970s, the environmental debate about the forest incorporated a pluralistic futures agenda. High-production forestry using intensive management methods was questioned. Futures studies shifted focus from predictions to scenarios, highlighting a less predictable future open to human agency. Paradoxically, with increased knowledge of forest ecology and forest markets with improved modeling techniques, the future horizon shifted to one of risks and uncertainties
Agency (philosophy · Business · Economics · Environmental resource management · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Forest management · Futures contract · Geography · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Political science · Production (economics · Social science · Sociology · Temporality · Computer Science · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Forest Management and Policy · Forestry
The spectrum of knowledge
Transformative change in context—stakeholders’ understandings of leverage at the forest–climate nexus
New times in old forests
The concept of the human-forest relationship (HFR) – Definition and potentials for forest policy research
Mapping two centuries of forest governance in Nordic countries
Regulation versus deregulation. Policy divergence between Swedish forestry and the Swedish pulp and paper industry after the 1990s
The Recent Resurgence of Multiple-Use in the Swedish Forestry Discourse
How to broker knowledge for a transition
Sustainability Metamorphosis
Applying machine learning to media analysis improves our understanding of forest conflicts
Historical perspectives on forestry science and monocultures
Closing the Future
Risk Society
Future Matters
Futures Past
The Calculating Forester
History of the future
Historicizing Sustainability
Biodiversity and Sectoral Responsibility in the Development of Swedish Forestry Policy, 1988–1993
Mobility without Wheels
A Conspiracy of Optimism
The Great Future Debate and the Struggle for the World
Risk society
Risk and Responsibility
Precariousness, the Secured Present and the Sustainability of the Future
A History of the Future
Seeing Like a State
Preparing for the Next Emergency
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |