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dc.contributor.authorSchroeder, Britta
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-25T00:29:36Z
dc.date.available2014-10-25T00:29:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/4533
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2014
dc.description.abstractThroughout the world, humans are often faced with the challenge of sustaining economic development while also promoting environmental stewardship. Such is true for the management history of the Tongass National Forest, where the U.S. Forest Service is transitioning away from harvesting old-growth and moving towards a more economically and environmentally sustainable approach. To measure the preferences of local community members affected by this transition, I conducted an interdisciplinary case study on the Wrangell Ranger District in Southeast Alaska. Community members from Wrangell mapped landscape values, acceptable and unacceptable forest uses. By assessing these landscape values and forest uses with respondents' attitudes towards forest management alternatives, I identify spatial locations of conflicting timber harvest uses and recommend forest management objectives for the district. Through public participation, communities can provide spatially explicit input during the planning process, which creates opportunities for managers to incorporate community needs and better prioritize management objectives.
dc.titleMapping landscape values and forest uses on the Tongass National Forest
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.degreems
dc.identifier.departmentDepartment of Forest Sciences
dc.contributor.chairVerbyla, David
dc.contributor.committeeBrinkman, Todd
dc.contributor.committeeFix, Peter
refterms.dateFOA2020-03-05T09:29:52Z


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