A critical comparison of typologies of small-scale forestry in Baden-Württemberg derived using single and multiple criteria

A Selter; C Hartebrodt; H Brandl; John L Herbohn

doi:10.1007/s11842-008-9066-y

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A critical comparison of typologies of small-scale forestry in Baden-Württemberg derived using single and multiple criteria

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A critical comparison of typologies of small-scale forestry in Baden-Württemberg derived using single and multiple criteria

A Selter, C Hartebrodt, H Brandl and John L Herbohn

Small-scale Forestry, Vol.8(1), pp.25-42

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-008-9066-y

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accountancy networks

forest owners

multivariate cluster analysis

Black Forest

The paper presents a typology of small-scale forest owners in Baden-Württemberg based on multiple criteria and derived using multivariate cluster analysis of long-term accountancy network data. Four distinct types of landholders are identified based on a combination of structural, financial and biophysical data. These groups fit well with the present knowledge on small-scale forest owners in Baden-Württemberg. In addition, the members of each group display clear differences in attitudes towards forestry, giving further support for the validity of the grouping. A comparison is made of this typology and typologies derived using the single criteria of forestry region, forest size class, cutting volume, proportion of coniferous trees, forest income and main source of income. This comparison demonstrates the advantages of using cluster analysis to identify types of small-scale forest owners in south-west Germany. No matter whether structural, natural or financial data are assessed, the multiple criteria typology produced by cluster analysis provides the highest percentage of statistically significant distinctions between the medians of the groups identified. A typology based on the single criterion of 'regions' provides the second best fit and has the advantage of being simple to develop. A more detailed comparison between these two typologies, whereby the differences between groups were analysed based on the links between individual groups in respect to individual variables, also indicated that the multiple criteria typology was superior.

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Title: A critical comparison of typologies of small-scale forestry in Baden-Württemberg derived using single and multiple criteria
Authors: A Selter (Author) - Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
C Hartebrodt (Author) - Forest Research Institute Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
H Brandl (Author) - Forest Research Institute Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
John L Herbohn (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Small-scale Forestry, Vol.8(1), pp.25-42
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-008-9066-y
ISSN: 1873-7617
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99447770202621
Output Type: Journal article

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