How Do African American and White Family Forest Landowners Conceptualize Forest Legacy in Georgia, United States?

LS17-281 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2017: $260,888.00

Projected End Date: 03/31/2021

Grant Recipient: University of Georgia

Region: Southern

State: Georgia

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Puneet Dwivedi

Clemson University

Description:

We found African American landowners are motivated by the collective struggle of African Americans to obtain and retain forestland. In contrast, White family forest landowners are moti-vated by personal identification with their forestland. For forest management profes-sionals, understanding family forest landowners’ conception of legacy and motiva-tions concerning intergenerational land transfer is valuable for planning the future of forestlands in Georgia, and by extension, across the Southern United States.

Type:

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Puneet Dwivedi, University of Georgia; Noah Goyke, University of Georgia

Target audience:

Researchers

Ordering info:

Puneet Dwivedi
puneetd@uga.edu
University of Georgia
180 E. Green St.
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 542-2406

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.