Preference for Wood, Wooden Interiors, and Wood Products

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 March 2022) | Viewed by 9373

Special Issue Editors

Faculty of Health Sciences, Nihon Fukushi University, 26-2 Higasihaemi, Handasi, Aichi 4750012, Japan
Interests: consumer preferences; forest policy and economics; wood products; stated preference methods; wood buildings; climate change; sustainability
Faculty of Health Sciences, Nihon Fukushi University, 26-2 Higasihaemi, Handasi, Aichi 4750012, Japan
Interests: sustainable architecture; sustainable design
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Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
Interests: wood; wood life; micromechanics; wood-based composites; climate change; composite materials; biobased fibres; sustainability; construction; materials engineering; engineering and technology; wood and paper materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As concerns grow around the sustainability of our society in its current form, there has been an increased amount of interest in recent years around the use of wood. Indeed, a growing number of consumers are exhibiting a marked preference for wood or wood products, leading to an increase in the demand for the use of wood in various buildings, including mid-to-high-rises and public and private constructions. There are various reasons wood is such an attractive material: Not only can the use of wood also contribute to protecting the global environment and achieving SDGs, but it can also enhance local economies, especially local production and consumption.

Thus, this Special Issue focuses on the “Preferences for Wood, Wooden Interiors, and Wood Products” and includes papers that address evaluations of the preference for wood, the various (psychological, physiological, economical, etc.) effects of the use of wood for wooden interiors, wooden buildings and wood products, etc.

Prof. Dr. Masaji Sakagami
Dr. Daishi Sakaguchi
Prof. Dr. Mark Hughes
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • preference
  • wooden interior
  • wood products
  • wooden buildings
  • forest policy
  • forest management
  • economic valuation

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Monitoring Consumer Purchasing Behavior for Wood Furniture before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Andreja Pirc Barčić, Manja Kitek Kuzman, Tihana Vergot and Petra Grošelj
Forests 2021, 12(7), 873; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f12070873 - 01 Jul 2021
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Monitoring consumer buying behaviors in terms of their preferences and attitudes has been known as an important driver for the success and development of various industries, including a wood furniture manufacturing. The aim of this study was to identify and compare the purchasing [...] Read more.
Monitoring consumer buying behaviors in terms of their preferences and attitudes has been known as an important driver for the success and development of various industries, including a wood furniture manufacturing. The aim of this study was to identify and compare the purchasing behaviors of furniture consumers in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two surveys were conducted in Croatia, the first in April and May 2020 with the assumption that consumer purchasing behaviors will change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the following year and the second one during March 2021. Differences regarding consumer purchasing behaviors and preferences for wood furniture between respondents regarding demographic and economic factors before and during the pandemic were found. The coronavirus pandemic is teaching us all hard lessons about resilience and adaptability, and new opportunities and solutions are essential. Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly important to produce information. Research offers insights into future design and building communication to better meet the information needs of different types of consumers and to more broadly increase the acceptance and appeal of wood furniture in society in the spirit of sustainable and bio-based circular economy. Full article
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