In a study
from 2009, Kleinhückelkotten et al. have found five different groups of people
who use the forests for recreation. One of them are the ecological forest
romantics, the others are holistic forest friends, pragmatical
distant persons, self-centered forest users, and indifferent
persons.
The ecological
forest romantics represented 16% of the sample. They regard forests as highly
organized natural organisms that require our full care. They believe that
conventional forest operations are a threat and should be modified for
additional sustainability.
This group
of visitors has very little interest and acceptance for modern forest
technology and is often vocal about it.
