Wood Production and Promotion

Dear Colleagues,

As is well known, the use of wood has countless benefits from an environmental, but also technical and economic point of view. Wood was the material of the past but now, according to many, it is being defined as the material of the future thanks to both a renewed environmental awareness and to the technological and scientific advances that allow for an increasingly rational and sustainable use.

In order to make forward progress in the direction towards the increased use of wood, it is necessary, now more than ever, to expand and share knowledge of this material, from the characterization of the raw resource, to the promotion of its more efficient use, to technical and scientific innovations aimed at developing new wood-based products with greater added value and fewer environmental impacts.

Promoting wood also means promoting its sustainable production and consumption. The use of wood requires sources that provide an adequate supply, which must be managed in order for the environmental, social, and economic functions of forests to be fulfilled.

The purpose of this Special Issue is, therefore, to stimulate the submission of innovative contributions able to disseminate knowledge about the production, processing, and final uses of wood materials, whether they are in construction (structural or non-structural), furniture and other environmentally-friendly products, etc., which can be used to guide the future choices of industry and society towards a more sustainable economy.

Dr. Michele Brunetti
Dr. Michela Nocetti
Prof. Dr. Alexander Petutschnigg
Guest Editors

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