Voting methods in strategic forest planning — Experiences from Metsähallitus

摘要: Abstract Voting methods were used by Metsahallitus in a real strategic participatory planning case regional working group context. The general aim of the study was to find out whether learning and collaborative decision making could be adequately supported using voting stakeholder group. Approval (AV) select evaluation criteria alternative strategies, Borda count method cumulative rank stakeholders' multi-criteria approval (MA) alternatives. Plurality public meetings point best plan candidate. In general, found easy understand their results transparent, which makes them user-friendly participation applied also promoted process. Other lessons stresses key role alternatives taking over situation trade-offs between different goals. Participants' preference elicitation should not carried before have been learned. Furthermore, instead averages as borders MA voting, specified participants