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
Email
University of Georgia
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:
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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
Cost: $0.00
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.