Abstract
Summary Norwegians have had a reverence for forests and wood since prehistoric land settlement. Early production forestry, geared to harvesting logs and pulpwood gradually evolved to more urban directed, environmental land management. This new regard for socially oriented forestry concerns itself with northern hemispheric issues. Amelioration of acid precipitation drifting from more industrialized nations, conventional timber production, outdoor recreation, watershed management and wildlife conservation are shared on the public agenda. In today's Oslomarka, the 170,000 ha municipally oriented forest which surrounds Norway's capital, 380,000 m3 of pulp and timber are still produced per annum. About 1 million people annually find a broad array of outdoor experiences. Philosophical land managerial controversies between the federal administrative Ministries of Agriculture (which includes forestry) and Environment are tempered by the demands of an informed public. Mutual respect and understanding are generated...
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