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Exploring Diversity in Forest Management Outlooks of African American Family Forest Landowners for Ensuring Sustainability of Forestry Resources in the Southern United States

LS17-281 (project overview)
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2017: $260,888.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2020
Grant Recipient: University of Georgia
Region: Southern
State: Georgia
Principal Investigator:
Puneet Dwivedi
Email
University of Georgia
Description:
African American forest landowners in the southern United States (US) are typically considered a homogenous group in current studies. Our research challenges this assumption by identifying four distinct forest management outlooks among African American forest landowners using Q Method. Sustainable Harvesters focus on balanced land use with a long-term outlook; Back 40ers appreciate the presence of forests on their property but focus on alternative land use; Land Use Pragmatists are also interested in alternative land use and primarily view forest as an economic resource; Recreationalists value their forestland not for economic value but as a place for personal use. Finally, Indecisive landowners are not sure about how to best manage their forestland. We argue that an understanding of different forest management outlooks will improve sustainable forest management by better targeting extension and outreach efforts for African American forest landowners.
Type:
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
Target audiences:
Educators; Researchers
URL:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-019-0068-5
Ordering info:
Cost: $0.00
This product is associated with the project "Increasing Practice of Sustainable Forestry Among Minority and Limited-Resource Forest Landowners in Georgia"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.

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