Assessing socioeconomic resiliency in Washington counties / Jean M. Daniels.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Jean M.

Contributor:

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 607.

General technical report PNW ; 607

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable forestry--Washington (State).

Sustainable forestry.

Forest management--Social aspects--Washington (State).

Forest management.

Forest management--Social aspects.

Washington (State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 pages).

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2004]

Summary:

"The link between forest management and the well-being of communities in forested areas has traditionally been defined by forest sector employment opportunities. Attempts to redefine this relationship have produced methods that use a more comprehensive approach by combining both economic and social indicators to evaluate community well-being. The goal of this study is to evaluate socioeconomic resilience and forest dependence in Washington counties in order to identify counties where changes in forest management could negatively affect the well-being of nearby residents, allowing land managers and decisionmakers to anticipate the effects of land management policies. Results indicate that Ferry, Pend Oreille, Pacific, Skamania, Stevens, and Wahkiakum Counties all have socioeconomic systems that could be particularly vulnerable to forest management changes. The same analyses were performed for the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) by using only counties on the west side of the Cascade Range. Results show that two counties, Wahkiakum and Pacific, may experience disproportionate negative impacts from changes in DNR state forest management. These findings are preliminary in nature; findings should be reassessed using community-level data to determine the optimum geographic scale necessary for detailed evaluation of policy effects."

Contents:

Community viability and adaptability

Forest dependency

Washington Department of Natural Resources

Assessing socioeconomic resiliency

Identifying counties of concern

Identifying Washington Department of Natural Resources counties of concern

Lifestyle diversity

Economic diversity

Washington Department of Natural Resources reliance.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr 9, 2008).

"April 2004."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-33).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Daniels, Jean M. Assessing socioeconomic resiliency in Washington counties.

OCLC:

55117267

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