Atlantic Region -- Nordic Region -- Central Region -- Mediterranean Region -- Eastern Region -- Cross-European Comparison -- Good Practice in European Recreation Planning and Management -- Lessons Learned, Trends and Strategies for the Future -- Literature -- Erratum.

This book provides for the first time a Europe-wide overview on the state of the art of management of recreation and nature tourism in forests. It describes the current situation and conflicts in the different regions of Europe and provides solutions illustrated by good practise examples. It addresses traditions, differences and similarities in European forests as well as new tasks, goals and strategies. The final discussion provides a profound insight into future trends regarding forest recreation and nature based tourism.