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Birger Solberg
Bio: Birger Solberg is an academic researcher. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 21 citations.
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01 Jan 2004
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review some key evaluation concepts applied in modern program evaluation practice, such as estimation of program effects in the long run and quantification of multiple outcomes, in the assessment of forestry policies and programmes.
Abstract: In this paper we review some key evaluation concepts applied in modern programme evaluation practice. In the assessment of forestry policies and programmes, some of these concepts such as estimation of programme effects in the long run and quantification of multiple outcomes would need to take into account special features of forestry. The evaluation of public expenditure programmes is normally required to meet basic standards of good professional practice. The evaluation judgements can be made either at the programme level or with regard to both the programme and the socio-economic problems it seeks to address. Since direct measuring of all programme effects would be too costly and timeconsuming, when assessing changes brought about by the programme the evaluators need to use appropriate evaluation designs as well as sound analytical techniques.
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TL;DR: In this article, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) has been promoted as a promising theoretical approach of policy change and stability, however, the authors identify several empirical anomalies and conceptual inconsistencies regarding advocacy coalition properties and causal paths to policy change.
118 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a research approach based on six explicatory-exploratory case studies in Italy is used to analyze two main types of decision-making processes (one based on conventional hierarchical/government approach and the other based on innovative-networking/governance approach), the position and role of different stakeholders, the special role of public authorities, the efficacy and efficiency of (eventual) negotiation and adaptation processes.
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TL;DR: The analysis shows that the markets for the various forest services have different drivers, sizes and levels of maturity, and Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for new private and mixed private-public initiatives need to be further explored before assessing the true potential for implementing PES in Italy.
Abstract: In the last decades, with the rapid structural changes in society and in consumers’ attitudes at both global and local scale, forest landowners and managers are facing a complex and multi-faceted demand, in which the role of forest services - recreation, landscape, biodiversity, C-sequestration amongst others - has become increasingly important. New forest policy tools are therefore required to create or consolidate the shift in forest management from the traditional production function towards more multi-stakeholders and multi-functional goals. On the basis of the existing theoretical background and by means of three explanatory-exploratory case-studies chosen amongst the few experiences present in Italy, the paper seeks to analyse the potentials and challenges in different organisational PES models applied to the provision of forest services in the country, with a special focus on tourism-related environmental services. The analysis shows that the markets for the various forest services have different drivers, sizes and levels of maturity. Performances in effectiveness, efficiency and equity are also highly variable. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for new private and mixed private-public initiatives need therefore to be further explored before assessing the true potential for implementing PES in Italy.
43 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the implementation of the forest expansion policy in Flanders (Northern Belgium) and assesses the potential to adjust current policy based on the variables checklist of the new top-down models.
29 citations