Linking Land-use Projections and Forest Fragmentation Analysis
Linking Land-use Projections and Forest Fragmentation Analysis

Author: Andrew J. Plantinga

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 1428987711

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An econometric model of private land-use decisions is used to project land use to 2030 for each county in the continental U.S. On a nat. scale, forest area is projected to increase overall between 0.1 & 0.2% per year between now & 2030. However, forest area is projected to decrease in a majority of regions, including the key forestry regions of the South & the Pacific Northwest Westside. Urban area is projected to increase by 68 million acres, & cropland, pasture, rangeland, & Conservation Reserve Program land is projected to decline in area. Regional econometric models are needed to better represent region-specific economic relationships. County-level models of forest fragmentation indices are estimated for the Western U.S. Illus.

Resource and Market Projections for Forest Policy Development
Resource and Market Projections for Forest Policy Development

Author: Darius M. Adams

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-09-18

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1402063091

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The text provides literature surveys on relevant modeling issues and policy concerns. It demonstrates the application of a modeling system using a "base case" 50-year projection and a small set of scenarios. These illustrate, for example, the effects of changes in public harvest policies, variations in investments in silviculture, and globalization. It is aimed at policy makers, researchers and graduate students who are building or using forest sector models.

Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062
Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062

Author: Ralph J. Alig

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1437938698

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Describes area changes among major land uses on the U.S. land base for historical trends from 1982 to 2002 and projections out to 2062. Historically, 11 million acres of forest, cropland, and open space were converted to urban and other developed uses from 1992 to 1997 on non-federal land in the contiguous U.S. The largest percentage increase was in urban use, which grew by 10% or 7.3 million acres between 1997 and 2001. Forest land was the largest source of land converted to developed uses such as urbanization. Urban and other developed areas are projected to continue to grow substantially, in line with a projected U.S. population increase of more than 120 million people over the next 50 years. Figures. This is a print on demand publication.

Forest Land Conversion, Ecosystem Services, and Economic Issues for Policy
Forest Land Conversion, Ecosystem Services, and Economic Issues for Policy

Author: Robert A. Smail

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1437928315

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The continued conversion and development of forest land pose a serious threat to the ecosystem services derived from forested landscapes. There are unavoidable challenges involved in quantifying the threats from forest conversion and their related costs to human well-being: (1) most attempts to quantify the costs of forest conversion on ecosystem services will necessarily rely on specific ecological science that is often emerging, changing, or simply nonexistent; (2) given the interconnected nature of ecosystem products and processes, any attempt to quantify the effects of forest conversion must grapple with jointness in production; (3) the ecology and the human dimensions of ecosystems are highly specific to spatial-temporal circumstances.