Sustainable Timber Consumption

Dear Colleagues,

What makes the consumption of timber and timber products sustainable? What are the criteria, how can sustainability be measured, monitored and evaluated from the forest through production and consumption to final disposal, and how can a sustainable supply of timber – from within and beyond national borders – be ensured well into the future? These are questions that the Special Issue “Sustainable Timber Consumption” shall tackle. Researchers are invited to submit articles addressing the multi-faceted challenges and “solutions” related to timber consumption across supply chains and at multiple levels of analysis. 

In particular, contributions addressing how timber consumption contributes and / or competes with the goals of a circular economy and renewable energy transitions in national economies and across the world are welcome. Such submissions may focus on different aspects of the challenge, such as re-use, recycling, cascades, regional supply chains, durability and longevity, innovation, structural change and future scenarios. Reflections on how national economies perform as regards timber consumption, in light of e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals as well as criteria for sustainable forest management are also encouraged. Articles spanning multiple disciplines, employing a range of tools and approaches and concentrated on the micro to the macro level of analysis are welcome.

Dr. Meghan O’Brien
Prof. Dr. Stefan Bringezu
Guest Editors

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