Šuma/drvo – iskorištena ili neiskorištena mogućnost Prilog povijesnom razmatranju drvne eksploatacije na prijelazu 19. u 20. stoljeće
Forests / Timber – Exploited or Unexploited Potential: A Contribution to the Historical Review of the Exploitation of Timber at the Turn of the 19th Century

Author(s): Zlata Živaković-Kerže
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Environmental and Energy policy, Environmental interactions, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: forests; timber; exploitation of forests; 19th century; Slavonia;
Summary/Abstract: The exploitation of the forests comprised felling and the development of forest assortments, their removal, transportation, sale and delivery to customers, i.e. for the increased demand for wood, which in the 19th and 20th century became part of capitalist relations. In this respect, the economic value of the forest was an issue of great significance for the strengthening of the economic life, in concert with the sustainability of forest cover, presupposing surveys of utilization and afforestation for the purpose of rational forest economy as well as of the regular management of and revenue from forestry. Special attention was drawn to the significance of forests/timber and caused this raw material to contribute to the development of greater economies and the inclusion of the branch in the industrialisation of the country. In this respect oak stood out due to its fineness and regular growth rings, its elasticity, undemanding processing methods, yellow gold colour and particularly to its dimensions. Because of this use, the forests became a source of enrichment for many, but particularly for foreigners who possessed the necessary capital for faster felling, for the construction of sawmills and the export of timer to other countries. As a result, forests in Slavonia and throughout Croatia tended to disappear, despite the fact that part of the timber sales was invested into the afforestation of state forests.

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