Browsing by Author "Price, Martin F."

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Forest Use and Regulation Around a Swiss Alpine Community
(1990) Price, Martin F.
"This paper traces the use and regulation of the forests of Davos, in the Canton of Graubanden (Grisons), in eastern Switzerland, concentrating particularly on the 19th and 20th centuries. Like the majority of the communities of the Swiss Alps, Davos has a service economy with vestiges of agriculture. However, tourism in Davos both has a longer history, and has developed to a greater extent, than in most communities. Davos is not typical of Grisons, or the Swiss Alps in general, in a number of other ways. In particular, the current proportion of private ownership - 84 percent - is much higher than the average. Also, past demands on the forests have been especially high because of demands associated with the mining of local metal ores."
The Long-Lasting but Changing Idea of Commonality in Mountain Regions
(2008) Debarbieux, Bernard; Price, Martin F.
"Mountains have long been associated with the idea of commons. Many pastures, forests, and glacial and rocky areas have been collectively owned by municipalities or groups of people for centuries in Europe; and since the 18th century, State ownership became increasingly important, especially due to public forest policies and tourist policies in Europe and North America. Even when private property predominates, its uses have been frequently limited, notably because of collective imagination (according to the idea that 'mountains belong to nobody') and the territorial definition of public interest (i.e., good management of mountain regions can serve the development and well-being of the lowlands). This long history of commonality in mountain regions is of particular interest given that they have been acquiring a new status following the Rio Earth Summit at the international-transnational scale. This communication will (1) highlight the process of post-Rio global recognition of the ecological and cultural values of mountains, (2) discuss the idea that mountains may become a new global common good, and (3) suggest that they illustrate, with other ecologically- or geographically defined regions, a new kind of global common good. Therefore, mountain regions illustrate the historic transformation of the idea of commons: closely related to land-ownership for centuries, it has been more and more associated with public policies and right of use and, currently, with the identification of transnational and 'global' issues."
Mountain Forests as Common-Property Resources: Management Policies and their Outcomes in the Colorado Rockies and the Swiss Alps
(1988) Price, Martin F.
"Implementation, and results of policies for managing the forests of the Colorado Rockies and the Swiss Alps, with emphasis on two study areas in each region. The Pikes Peak (Colorado) and Davos (Switzerland) areas have been adjacent to regional urban centers since the late 19th century. The Summit (Colorado) and Aletsch (Switzerland) areas have experienced a rapid change from a resource-based to a tourism-based economy since the 1950s. The study's theoretical basis is that of common-property resources. Three primary outputs of the forests are considered: wood, recreation, and protection. The latter includes both the protection of watersheds and the protection of infrastructure and settlements from natural hazards."
Review of the Development of Legislation for Swiss Mountain Forests
(1988) Price, Martin F.
"This paper reviews the development of legislation for the management of the forests of the Swiss Alps and suggests some possible future developments. While much of the discussion considers the Swiss mountain forests as a whole, examples are drawn from three mountain Cantons (Bern, Graubuenden, Valais) where applicable."
Temperate Mountain Forests: Common-Pool Resources with Changing, Multiple Outputs for Changing Communities
(1989) Price, Martin F.
Subsequently published as: "Temperate Mountain Forests; Common-Pool Resources with Changing Multiple Outputs for Changing Communities." (1990) Natural Resources Journal 30(3):685-707. "This paper broadens the concept of common-pool resources with reference to a resource supplying many joint products whose relative importance to different communities has changed over time. Case studies refer to forests in the Swiss Alps and Colorado Rocky Mountains. For each region, two levels of analysis are developed. These concentrate on outputs of wood, recreation and protection from natural hazards, and consider: 1) policy development for the two regions and a study area within each; 2) the changing supply of forest outputs from the study areas, within the context of changing policies and demands on the forests."