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Title:
| Assessing economic tradeoffs in forest management. |
Author(s): |
Niemi, Ernie; Whitelaw, Ed. |
Date: |
1999 |
Source: |
Revised. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-403. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 78 p |
Station ID: |
GTR-PNW-403 |
Description: |
Method is described for assessing the competing demands for forest resources in a forest management plan by addressing economics values, economic impacts, and perceptions of fairness around each demand. Economics trends and forces that shape the dynamic ecosystem-economy relation are developed. The method is demonstrated through an illustrative analysis of a forest-management decision in the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
Keywords: |
Economics, timber sales, endangered species, natural amenities, recreation |
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Citation
Niemi, Ernie; Whitelaw, Ed. 1999. Assessing economic tradeoffs in forest management.. Revised. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-403. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 78 p
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