This paper explores a number of barriers and opportunities facing alternative measures of
economic welfare by conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews with (potential) users in …

The demand for sound scientific information and public participation is particularly great in
urban forestry. Urban society's manifold perceptions, preferences and demands for urban …

The decisions and actions of private forest owners are important for the delivery of forest
goods and services. Both forest ownership, and policies related to forest owners, are …

Considering the on-going strive towards new, alternative indicators to measure our societal
development pathways, and the fact that policy indicators remain largely enigmatic with …

This article examines the various roles that indicators, as boundary objects, can play as a
science-based evidence for policy processes. It presents two case studies from the EU …

Improving communication in the science/policy interface has received increased attention
from scientists and policy-makers in recent years. This paper discusses recent …

High levels of energy consumption in residential buildings and global warming are important
issues. Thus the energy performance of buildings should be improved in the early stages of …

The complex field of forest conservation, like many other areas of environmental policy and
management, is considered to be in urgent need of sound scientific expertise. At the same …

Climate change is expected to challenge forest management and nature conservation in
forests. Besides forest species, strategies and references for management and conservation …

Governing urban green infrastructure is challenging due to the various institutions, interests
and values involved in municipal planning, decision-making and management processes …