Sten Nilsson
Guest Research Scholar
Ecosystems Services and Management
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Austria
Biography
Professor Nilsson was Leader of the Institute of Forest Products Industry Market Studies and Professor in Economic Planning at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. During 1983-84, Professor Nilsson was appointed by the Canadian Government to set up new strategies for the forest sector in Canada. In 1985 he headed two commissions for the Swedish government concerning intensified research in the forest sector in Sweden. Professor Nilsson joined IIASA in January 1986, becoming Leader of the Forestry Program in 1990. Between 1998 and 2002 he was Counselor to the Director, and was appointed Deputy Director from July 2002 to May 2008. From May to December of 2008, he was Acting Director of IIASA. He currently holds a visiting affiliation with IIASA. Professor Nilsson has had a distinguished academic career in forest sector analysis with emphasis on policy analysis. He received his MSc in forestry from the Royal College of Forestry in Stockholm in 1971 and his PhD in economic planning from the same college in 1975. In 1976, he became Professor in economic planning at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He is a working member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry as well as of the UN Scientific Committee of Academia Istropolitana Nova, Slovakia; an Academician of the International Academy of Informatics, Russia; and more recently, Foreign Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Professor Nilsson has had a distinguished academic career in forest sector analysis with emphasis on policy analysis. He received his MSc in forestry from the Royal College of Forestry in Stockholm in 1971 and his PhD in economic planning from the same college in 1975. In 1976, he became Professor in economic planning at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He is a working member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry as well as of the UN Scientific Committee of Academia Istropolitana Nova, Slovakia; an Academician of the International Academy of Informatics, Russia; and more recently, Foreign Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
Research Interest
His research is focused on forest sector.
Publications
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Nilsson S (2015). Transition in the Canadian forest sector. In: The Future Use of Nordic Forests. A Global Perspective. Eds. Lindahl,, E. Westholm, K. Beland & (Eds.), F. Kraxner, Cham: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-14217-3 DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-14218-0_9.
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Nilsson S (2015). Global trends and possible future land use. In: The Future Use of Nordic Forests. pp. 43-62 Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-14218-0 DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-14218-0_4.
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Nilsson S (2015). Global trend and possible land use. In: The Future Use of Nordic Forests. A Global Perspective. Eds. Lindahl,K.,, E. Westholm, Beland & (Eds.), F. Kraxner, Cham: Spriunger International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-14217-3 DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-14218-0.
