Efficient Multiple-Use Forestry May Require Land-Use Specialization

Considered at the landscape scale, economically efficient multiple use of forests may require land-use specialization. If managers attempt to satisfy legitimate multiple-use demands from society by managing all lands for all outputs, both commodity and amenity values of the forest may be inappropria...

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Published in:Land economics 1993-11, Vol.69 (4), p.370-376
Main Authors: Vincent, Jeffrey R., Binkley, Clark S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision theory
Economics
Forest ecology
Forest management
Forest resources
Forest stands
Forestry
Forestry economics
Forestry policy
Land use
Multiple use forestry
Specialization
Stand management
Studies
Timber
Timber production
Tropical rain forests
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Summary:Considered at the landscape scale, economically efficient multiple use of forests may require land-use specialization. If managers attempt to satisfy legitimate multiple-use demands from society by managing all lands for all outputs, both commodity and amenity values of the forest may be inappropriately supplied, and management inputs may be inefficiently deployed. These results run counter to some of the prescriptions called "new forestry."
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3146454