Den värdefulla skogen : En idéhistorisk analys av miljödebatten om skogen 1960-1980.

Sammanfattning: More than half of the land area in Sweden is covered by forests and therefore forestry is, and has been, a huge part of the Swedish culture and economy. In just a few generations the forestry methods have developed from a man with a saw to using computerized forest machines. Especially in the early 1960s the development of forestry methods due to mechanization were rapid. But this was not only the forestry methods that developed, at the same time the environmental movement took its first steps. This led to a situation of many conflicts about the forestry methods used from an environmental perspective and in this study these conflicts are studied between the years 1960-1980. The conflict is studied through a social constructivism of technology perspective in purpose to give a new perspective on how the debate created a context where the development of the forestry methods took place. In order to do this the main topics in the environmental forestry debate are identified and the values that the groups involved in this debate see in the forestry. In conclusion it is possible to see how the debate changes topic over time, and also the values seen from the groups. In summary  the environmental debate goes from being strictly centered around anthropocentric values in the 1960s, to also being focusing on biocentric values in the late 1970s. One can also see that the debate topic in the early 1960s is mainly about saving biotopes, to being centered around clear cuts of forests and chemicals in the 1970s. This insight could contribute to an environmental and sociotechnical perspective of the development of forestry in Sweden during this era.