A Community Forestry Model Linking Research, Management, Education, and Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study Results from the Town of Weston, Massachusetts, USA

Lefland, Aaron B.; Huff, Emily S.; Donahue, Brian

doi:10.1007/s11842-017-9382-1

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“…Using 30 grocery online stores as examples, the researchers found that product quality signal display, ease of purchase, and product variety were important factors driving consumers to use online shopping. Focusing on online contract negotiations among agricultural supply chain actors, the researchers concluded that synergy among business partners is enhanced with the help of web services, while fostering local independence [22]. e researchers found that local agribusinesses may benefit from adopting e-commerce, with 52% of respondents willing to purchase agricultural products online if prices are lowered or services are more robust, mainly because of time savings; local agribusinesses can also strengthen consumer loyalty by enhancing delivery services.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis on Forestry Economic Growth Index Based on Internet Big Data

Duan

Kan

Tsai

2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The development of economic forestry industry is an important support in the process of rural revitalization strategy and precise poverty alleviation, as well as enrichment of the people. As the market of economic forestry products is close to a perfectly competitive market, brand effect is crucial under homogeneous competition, and economic forestry product enterprises and other business entities need to win and maintain sustainable competitive advantages through brand management. Currently, in the field of economic forest, products such as Chinese wolfberry, jujube, blueberry, fungus, walnut, tephrosia, hazelnut, and chestnut and forest foods and product brands with certain market recognition have emerged, but for most small- and medium-sized economic forest product enterprises, forest product brand cultivation and construction are still in the initial stage. Under the rapid development of the Internet, different types of Internet platforms, which provide new tools and possibilities for branding, the way of corporate brand marketing, and customer management services, have also undergone significant changes. In the market with serious homogenization and increasingly fierce competition, how to establish brand-consumer connection through the Internet platform, strengthen the intensity of consumer participation and connection to the brand, give play to the brand effect, and enhance the brand value in the long term, so as to obtain a new way to win a sustainable competitive advantage, has become an important proposition for all kinds of enterprises, including economic forest product enterprises. Combining the competitive characteristics of economic forestry products and the development of the Internet, the model of brand value enhancement of economic forestry products based on virtual brand communities is constructed. The model takes the experience value obtained by consumers in the virtual brand community as the antecedent and studies the path relationship from experience value, community identity, brand fit, and consumer brand value creation to brand value in four dimensions, utilitarian experience value, emotional experience value, social experience value, and learning experience value, and takes community integration and community support feeling as the moderating variables.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis on Forestry Economic Growth Index Based on Internet Big Data

Duan

Kan

Tsai

2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…Such approaches are labor intensive and therefore could benefit greatly from the increased capacity of community science data collection. Involvement of local communities in management decisions can also complement other forestry management practices (Lefland, Huff, & Donahue, 2018). Community members that are included in these processes also achieve a better understanding of the services that biodiversity and ecosystems provide and are more inclined to consider sustainability and biodiversity in future planning and management initiatives (Becker, Agreda, Astudillo, Costantino, & Torres, 2005).…”

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The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas

Binley

Proctor

Pither³

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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To remain effective into the future, protected areas must be resilient to change. Evaluating the resilience of protected areas requires data across large spatial and temporal scales, which has proven to be a strength of community science in conservation research. Here, we assess the contributions of community science to different topics of protected area research and identify gaps where community science can be used more effectively. We performed a literature search aimed at capturing the research on resilient protected area design and management, then used Latent Dirichlet Allocation to model the topics represented in this corpus. Once topics were established, we searched for evidence of community science being used in each publication. Our analysis showed that there are five main areas of focus in resilient protected area research: biodiversity, climate change, connectivity, resources and ecosystem services, and social governance. We found limited evidence in the literature of community science directly assisting research in these areas. Community science has proven effective for extensive and cost-effective data collection in other situations; therefore, we recommend ways in which conservation managers and researchers can incorporate community science in the design and management of resilient protected areas.

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“…Therefore, in order to most effectively capitalize on regional/cultural ties to the landscape, fire managers must identify and navigate such contradictions and provide solutions that meet the needs of local communities both ecologically and socially. In the case of Schuylkill County, the development of a fire management approach that incorporates elements of both local ecological knowledge and community forestry approaches [76,77] may effectively address the local opposition to the role of government officials. Focusing on local management of natural resources has emerged as a key technique in global development work, reflecting regional histories and contemporary culture, and has the potential to be effective in Schuylkill County as well.…”

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confidence: 99%

Historical Drivers and Contemporary Perceptions of Wildfire in a Post-Industrial Rural Landscape

Saladyga

Standlee

2018

Fire

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Placed-based fire management planning that considers historical patterns and processes as well as contemporary local knowledge is recognized as an alternative to broad-scale, regional approaches. In this paper, we used dendrochronology and an online survey to assess historical trends and contemporary perceptions of wildfire, respectively, in the fire-prone anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania. We developed an annual index of fire occurrence and extent from 216 fire-scarred pitch pine (Pinus rigida) distributed across 9 ridgetop study sites for the period 1900–2016. In addition, we collected survey responses from area residents regarding contemporary perceptions of wildfire hazards and management. Our results show that 20th century wildfire activity was not associated with drought, but closely followed fluctuations in the anthracite coal industry, with increased fire occurrence and extent associated with times of severe job losses. Less extensive wildfire continues to occur frequently, with area residents recognizing the need for fuel management (i.e., prescribed fire) and an increase in resources allocated to wildfire prevention and management as well as trash disposal and recycling programs. Our research represents one example of an integrated approach to informing sustainable fire management that considers the link between historical patterns and contemporary perceptions.

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A Community Forestry Model Linking Research, Management, Education, and Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study Results from the Town of Weston, Massachusetts, USA

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Analysis on Forestry Economic Growth Index Based on Internet Big Data

Analysis on Forestry Economic Growth Index Based on Internet Big Data

The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas

Historical Drivers and Contemporary Perceptions of Wildfire in a Post-Industrial Rural Landscape

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