Table 2 Evaluation of characteristics defining comparative advantages
From: Competitiveness and competitive advantages of chestnut timber laminated products
Classification of characteristics | Characteristics that could prompt comparative advantages | Question |
|---|---|---|
Functional | Natural longevity | Given a scale with “10” as the best longevity performance and “0” as the worst, how would you evaluate the beams made from the following timber species: Silver fir, Spruce, Larix, Scots pine and Chestnut? |
Hedonistic Cultural and Social | Wood grain | Given a scale with “10” for the best natural grain in laminated beams and “0” as the worst, how would you evaluate the grain of the following timber species: Silver fir, Spruce, Larix, Scots pine and chestnut? |
Safeguarding of local production | Regardless of the species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, what importance do you attribute to the safeguarding of local species in relation to consolidating a global market? | |
Cultural and environmental familiarity | Given a scale with “10” as the highest evaluation for cultural and environmental familiarity with laminated beams, and “0” as the lowest, how would you evaluate the use of laminated beams of the following species: Silver fir, Spruce, Larix, Scots pine and Chestnut? | |
Socio-economic importance of forest areas | Regardless of the species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, how important is it that laminated beams should be produced from timber coming from forests which have ecological safeguards but in which silviculture for timber production is permitted? | |
Sustainable development in inland and marginal areas | Given a scale with “10” as the best score and “0” as the worst, how important is laminated beam production from the timber species Silver fir, Spruce, Larix, Scots pine and Chestnut for inland or marginal areas? | |
Ecological and environmental | Reduction in emissions caused by transporting laminated beams | Given a scale with “10” as the best score and “0” as the worst, to what extent do laminated beams produced with timber from Silver fir, Spruce, Larix, Scots pine and Chestnut meet the aim of reducing the distance between the timber production site, the processing site and the site of use? |
Sustainable forest management | Regardless of the species, given a scale with “10” as the highest importance and “0” as the least, what score would you give laminated beams made from timber forests managed in a sustainable manner? | |
Contrasting climate change | Regardless of the timber species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, how important do you consider the use of laminated beams, rather than similar products whose production processes generate more climate altering emissions? | |
Primary forest protection | Regardless of the timber species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, how important do you consider the use of timber from anthropized forests as a means of safeguarding primary forests? | |
Post-petroleum economy | Regardless of the timber species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, what score would you assign to the use of laminated beams as a means of encouraging a bio-based economy? | |
Efficient use of resources | Regardless of the timber species, given a scale with “10” as the highest score and “0” as the lowest, how would you evaluate the use of laminated beams as an efficient use of natural resources? |