In general most nature-based recreational goods and benefits are considered positive externalities of production, as they are usually not subject to trade. So far, a low degree of rivalry among most user groups and legally defined rights has secured these benefits as almost a public good. Yet,...

This study investigates landowners’ preferences for afforestation contracts in Denmark using a choice experiment. Four attributes are investigated: purpose of afforestation, option of denouncing the contract, control by authorities and subsidy levels. One average, landowners showed strong...

There is a political goal in Denmark to increase the amount of forest from 12 % to 20-25 % of the land area and approximately 63 % of the land area is farmland which is mainly privately owned. Therefore, political goals with regard to afforestation cannot be satisfactorily reached on state owned...

This paper examines attributes that influence the price on hunting leases in Denmark. Landowners have the right to hunt on their land and the possibility to lease out this hunting right. The lease of hunting rights contributes to the landowners’ income and in order to optimize total income it...

In 1989 the Danish Parliament announced it an official goal of the forest policy to double the Danish forest area in 60-100 years. One of the goals of this policy was to improve the recreational possibilities for the urban population. Therefore focus has been on furthering public afforestation...

In this short paper I analyse the development of returns to forest land in Denmark for the period 1947 to 2007. The data used are fairly unique time series of forest enterprises annual accounts in combination with property value assessments over the entire period. They allow for a dissection of...