Influenza dei fattori sociali e culturali sulla gestione forestale partecipata: un’analisi tramite indicatori

In the participatory forest management the knowledge of the socio-economic and historical-cultural features of an area assumes the same level of importance of the ecological and forestry data. The stakeholders’ involvement in the first steps of the participatory forest planning and management needs a preliminary analysis of the socio-economic context in order to choice the best level of involvement of the stakeholders. The paper focuses on the definition of a set of indicators useful to measure the social capital, human capital and cultural capital in order to support the decision makers in the analysis of socioeconomic and cultural context and in the management process. The proposed indicators were tested in a case study characterized by a long tradition in forest management and a deep link between local community and forest resources (Non valley in Trentino-Alto Adige region).