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Project no. 518128 EFORWOOD Tools for Sustainability Impact Assessment Instrument: IP Thematic Priority: 6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems Deliverable D2.3.7 Modelling the impacts of Forest Management Alternatives on recreational values in Europe Organisation name of lead contractor for this deliverable: Forest Research UK

This paper presents the findings of a Delphi survey, conducted in four European regions (Great Britain, Nordic Region, Central Europe and Iberia) to assess public preferences for 12 key structural attributes of forests. The objectives were to explore the extent to which generalisations can be made about preferences of forests as sites for recreational use, and how regional variations in preferences may be explained in terms of cultural differences in local populations and bio-physical characteri

Climate change in the region is revealing itself by rapid increase in aridity, and more frequent extreme events such as droughts. Such changes will drastically impact forest dynamics and as well as biotic and abiotic risks (forest fires). The level of these impacts and the adaptive capacity of forest ecosystems will affect the provision of relevant forest ecosystems, goods and services. Such climate changes coupled with the abandonment of forest management activities, due to the low profitabili