Understanding Family Forest Land Future Ownership and Use: Exploring Conservation Bequest Motivations

Markowski-Lindsay, Marla; Catanzaro, Paul; Milman, Anita; Kittredge, David B.

doi:10.1007/s11842-015-9320-z

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“…A sense of place is often generated on the basis that the property and the surrounding rural areas is or has been a place of residence, part of a long family history, or it has been inherited (cf. J€ orgensen and Stjernstr€ om 2008, Markowski-Lindsay et al 2016). Drawing on the sense of place literature, this study does not only demonstrate forest owners' personal experiences and interpretations (cf.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 62%

“…In the same vein, owners' relationships with a certain place can be central to understanding their emotional ties to forestland (J€ orgensen and Stjernstr€ om 2008). Rather than requiring links to occupation, livelihood or management, forest owners' deep-seated emotional ties relate to the interpretation of their own forestland as being a significant location that has personal and historical connections, for example, through its having been owned for a long time, inherited, or as symbolic family heritage (J€ orgensen and Stjernstr€ om 2008; Creighton, Blatner, and Carroll 2015;Markowski-Lindsay et al 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Feeling at Home from A Distance? How Geographical Distance and Non-Residency Shape Sense of Place among Private Forest Owners

Bergstén

Keskitalo

2018

Society & Natural Resources

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Out-migration from rural areas and generational shifts create conditions whereby increasing numbers of private forest owners live at a distance from their forestland. Geographical distance and non-residency have been raised as issues that may possibly weaken these owners' relationships with their properties. Drawing on the "sense of place" concept as a frame of analysis for 51 qualitative interviews with resident and nonresident private forest owners from two areas in Sweden, this study provides in-depth understanding of how geographical distance and place of residency shape owners' feelings about their forest properties. The study shows that sense of place is constructed in complex and multifaceted ways over time and that social and historical contexts and processes beyond the forest environment can make owners feel closeness to their distant properties. Thus, geographical distance or residency alone does not explain variations in these forest owners' feelings of distance or closeness to their properties. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feeling at Home from A Distance? How Geographical Distance and Non-Residency Shape Sense of Place among Private Forest Owners

Bergstén

Keskitalo

2018

Society & Natural Resources

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“…An important result of this research is that demographic variables (such as the population natural increment), ownership of the land, level of protection, and live and dead biomass (represented through basal area and trees per hectare) represent important factors driving forest conversion. With respect to ownership of the land, motivation to sell land or change its use might play an important role in private lands (41,42), as well as short-term economic factors and technological innovation (17). These reasons could explain the differences in probability of conversion observed in this study among ownership groups.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling Land use Change and Forest Carbon Stock Changes in Temperate Forests in the United States

Fitts

Russell

Domke

et al. 2020

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Background:Forests provide the largest terrestrial sink of carbon (C). However, these C stocks are threatened by forest land conversion. Land use change has global impacts and is a critical component when studying C fluxes, but it is not always fully considered in C accounting despite being a major contributor to emissions. An urgent need exists among decision-makers to identify the likelihood of forest conversion to other land uses and factors affecting C loss. To help address this issue, we conducted our research in California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. The objectives were to (1) model the probability of forest conversion and C stock’s dynamics using USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data and (2) create wall-to-wall maps showing estimates of the risk of areas to convert from forest to non-forest. We used two modeling approaches: a machine learning algorithm (random forest) and generalized mixed-effects models. Explanatory variables for the models included ecological attributes, topography, census data, forest disturbances, and forest conditions. Model predictions and Landsat spectral information were used to produce wall-to-wall probability maps of forest change using Google Earth Engine.Results: During the study period (2000-2017), 3.4% of the analyzed FIA plots transitioned from forest to mixed or non-forested conditions. Results indicate that the change in land use from forests is more likely with increasing human population and housing growth rates. Furthermore, non-public forests showed a higher probability of forest change compared to public forests. Areas closer to cities and coastal areas showed a higher risk of transition to non-forests. Out of the six states analyzed, Colorado had the highest risk of conversion and the largest amount of aboveground C lost. Forest disturbances were not a major predictor of land use change.Conclusions:Land use change is accelerating globally, causing a large increase in C emissions. Our results will help policy-makers prioritize forest management activities and land use planning by providing a quantitative framework that can enhance forest health and productivity. This work will also inform climate change mitigation strategies by understanding the role that land use change plays in C emissions.

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“…However, the characteristics of Biodiversity Program, as well, have an influence on how conservation communication is received (Mayer and Tikka, 2006). Acknowledging the role of emotions in land-related decisions (Markowski-Lindsay et al, 2016), an interesting aspect that shapes conservation communication is the type of the contract: permanent versus fixedterm. On one hand, while a permanent contract evidently is more secure from ecological perspective, it appears as an irrevocable and contradicting act for landowners who might have competing objectives or a motivation to pass decision power to their inheritors (Broch and Vedel, 2012).…”

Section: The Forest Biodiversity Program For Southern Finland Metso (Later Biodiversitymentioning

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How are forest owners' objectives and social networks related to successful conservation?

Vainio

Paloniemi

Hujala

2018

Journal of Rural Studies

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Understanding Family Forest Land Future Ownership and Use: Exploring Conservation Bequest Motivations

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Feeling at Home from A Distance? How Geographical Distance and Non-Residency Shape Sense of Place among Private Forest Owners

Feeling at Home from A Distance? How Geographical Distance and Non-Residency Shape Sense of Place among Private Forest Owners

Modeling Land use Change and Forest Carbon Stock Changes in Temperate Forests in the United States

How are forest owners' objectives and social networks related to successful conservation?

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