Abstract
This is an introductory study of the attitudes of people who are directly affected by the spreading of wood ash. It has been conducted in connection with trial spreading and is based on in-depth interviews with fifteen people who live in close proximity to each other. Certain patterns can be discerned even though the study does not permit any conclusions to be drawn about how representative they are. Ash is regarded by many people as not being dangerous, and its spreading is considered to be part of a natural cycle. The presence of impurities in the ash does not give rise to any particular concern. There is often a positive basic attitude to both the extraction of forest fuels and to the return of wood ash as compensation. Vitalization with ash as a way of preventing acidification is also regarded in a favourable light. However many people find it difficult to judge whether good ideas work in practice. Some specialists are worried that large withdrawals of felling waste could damage the ecosystem. Many people feel that ash dispersal should not take place in the summer. There are also signs of a preference for spreading by tractor rather than by helicopter.
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Palmberger, B;
[1]
Staahl, K;
[2]
Widegren-Dafgaard, K
[3]
- Swedish National Board for Industrial and Technical Development (NUTEK), Stockholm (Sweden)
- Sydkraft AB, Malmoe (Sweden)
- Vattenfall AB, Vaellingby (Sweden)
Citation Formats
Palmberger, B, Staahl, K, and Widegren-Dafgaard, K.
Perspectives on ashes. A pilot study of attitudes to ash recycling in forestry; Perspektiv paa aska; En pilotstudie om attityder till spridning av vedaska i skogen.
Sweden: N. p.,
1994.
Web.
Palmberger, B, Staahl, K, & Widegren-Dafgaard, K.
Perspectives on ashes. A pilot study of attitudes to ash recycling in forestry; Perspektiv paa aska; En pilotstudie om attityder till spridning av vedaska i skogen.
Sweden.
Palmberger, B, Staahl, K, and Widegren-Dafgaard, K.
1994.
"Perspectives on ashes. A pilot study of attitudes to ash recycling in forestry; Perspektiv paa aska; En pilotstudie om attityder till spridning av vedaska i skogen."
Sweden.
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title = {Perspectives on ashes. A pilot study of attitudes to ash recycling in forestry; Perspektiv paa aska; En pilotstudie om attityder till spridning av vedaska i skogen}
author = {Palmberger, B, Staahl, K, and Widegren-Dafgaard, K}
abstractNote = {This is an introductory study of the attitudes of people who are directly affected by the spreading of wood ash. It has been conducted in connection with trial spreading and is based on in-depth interviews with fifteen people who live in close proximity to each other. Certain patterns can be discerned even though the study does not permit any conclusions to be drawn about how representative they are. Ash is regarded by many people as not being dangerous, and its spreading is considered to be part of a natural cycle. The presence of impurities in the ash does not give rise to any particular concern. There is often a positive basic attitude to both the extraction of forest fuels and to the return of wood ash as compensation. Vitalization with ash as a way of preventing acidification is also regarded in a favourable light. However many people find it difficult to judge whether good ideas work in practice. Some specialists are worried that large withdrawals of felling waste could damage the ecosystem. Many people feel that ash dispersal should not take place in the summer. There are also signs of a preference for spreading by tractor rather than by helicopter. However, the fact that forest plantations can be damaged by tractors is a worry to many forest owners. Most people need more knowledge before they can take an active stand on ash spreading on a practical scale. Forest owners need to feel confident about the benefits of ash, whereas other people who do not own forest primarily want to shed light on the environmental effects. Good test results and unrestricted informations probably make many forest owners willing to accept this kind of operation. A lack of information and control could give rise to protests from environmentalists and possibly spark off conflicts}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1994}
month = {Jan}
}
title = {Perspectives on ashes. A pilot study of attitudes to ash recycling in forestry; Perspektiv paa aska; En pilotstudie om attityder till spridning av vedaska i skogen}
author = {Palmberger, B, Staahl, K, and Widegren-Dafgaard, K}
abstractNote = {This is an introductory study of the attitudes of people who are directly affected by the spreading of wood ash. It has been conducted in connection with trial spreading and is based on in-depth interviews with fifteen people who live in close proximity to each other. Certain patterns can be discerned even though the study does not permit any conclusions to be drawn about how representative they are. Ash is regarded by many people as not being dangerous, and its spreading is considered to be part of a natural cycle. The presence of impurities in the ash does not give rise to any particular concern. There is often a positive basic attitude to both the extraction of forest fuels and to the return of wood ash as compensation. Vitalization with ash as a way of preventing acidification is also regarded in a favourable light. However many people find it difficult to judge whether good ideas work in practice. Some specialists are worried that large withdrawals of felling waste could damage the ecosystem. Many people feel that ash dispersal should not take place in the summer. There are also signs of a preference for spreading by tractor rather than by helicopter. However, the fact that forest plantations can be damaged by tractors is a worry to many forest owners. Most people need more knowledge before they can take an active stand on ash spreading on a practical scale. Forest owners need to feel confident about the benefits of ash, whereas other people who do not own forest primarily want to shed light on the environmental effects. Good test results and unrestricted informations probably make many forest owners willing to accept this kind of operation. A lack of information and control could give rise to protests from environmentalists and possibly spark off conflicts}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1994}
month = {Jan}
}