Kerstin is a Professor of Human Geography, and her research focuses on how people act and are affected by their surroundings, both physically and socially, as well as what motives people have for moving and not moving, how they choose to travel, and how they arrange their daily life in various areas. Kerstin also studies how values and attitudes about, for example, forest and the rural areas affect the utilization and use of forest. The demands and wishes of one person are not always in line with those of others; and how we can understand the conflicts that arise in relation to the values, attitudes and specific conditions of the individual. Kerstin is active at Umeå University.
Between 1990 and 2010 the group of forest owners changed in many ways, increasingly coming to resemble the general population. However, this change is not noticeable in how forests are managed. The period between 1990 and 2010 saw an increase in the number of forest owners living in a different municipality than where their forest…
The typical forest owner lives in the same municipality where his/her forest property is located, has no more moves planned, and is a bit older than the general population. The new forest owner tends to be a younger woman, with a higher income and education. In Sweden, half of the forest owned by private owners…
While the number of forest owners is increasing, at the same time a decrease in the size of forest properties can be noted. This has the potential to negatively affect the access to timber. Joint ownership of forest properties is increasing, which could lead to increased fragmentation, meaning that the forest is divided into smaller,…