Are Forest Occupations only about Protecting Forests? Exploring Forest Occupiers´ Plural Valuation of Forests in Germany
(2022) HEKM51 20221Department of Human Geography
Human Ecology
- Abstract
- Forests are vital for life on Earth. However, they are increasingly threatened, mainly by economic growth. Valuation of forests is dominantly viewed through instrumental values, which is highly problematic as forests are not seen in their complexity. This thesis understanding is based on criticising paradigms of the dominant economic and political system by mainly focusing on economic growth and instrumental valuation. Therefore, this thesis explores German forest occupiers' valuation of forests by drawing on plural values of nature, namely intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values by interviewing ten forest occupiers in Germany. The thematical analysis demonstrates the forest occupiers´ plural valuation of forests, especially... (More)
- Forests are vital for life on Earth. However, they are increasingly threatened, mainly by economic growth. Valuation of forests is dominantly viewed through instrumental values, which is highly problematic as forests are not seen in their complexity. This thesis understanding is based on criticising paradigms of the dominant economic and political system by mainly focusing on economic growth and instrumental valuation. Therefore, this thesis explores German forest occupiers' valuation of forests by drawing on plural values of nature, namely intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values by interviewing ten forest occupiers in Germany. The thematical analysis demonstrates the forest occupiers´ plural valuation of forests, especially relational and intrinsic values. Furthermore, it shows how their participation in the forest occupation influenced their values and vice versa. Thirdly, it becomes evident how the forest occupation challenges the system's dominant paradigms, namely instrumental valuation and economic growth. (Less)
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- author
- Wahler, Hannah LU
- supervisor
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- Andreas Roos LU
- organization
- course
- HEKM51 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Forest occupation, value pluralism, relational values, instrumental values, ecological economics
- language
- English
- id
- 9079696
- date added to LUP
- 2022-10-25 13:53:30
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