Author: Olof Stjernström

Olof is an associate professor in human geography and does research on community spatial planning, population geography and political geography. Within community planning, Olof has focused on the intersection between community planning and the forest resource, property ownership and the property owners’ values and perception on the forest stakeholders and uses. The ownership privilege is a central query however ownership also have a connection to society’s view on and need for land for recreation. Olof works for the Department of Geography and Economic History at Umeå University.

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