Changing Forest Service Values and Their Implications for Land Management Decisions Affecting Resource-Dependent Communities

Changing Forest Service Values and Their Implications for Land Management Decisions Affecting Resource-Dependent Communities

A nationwide survey of U.S. Forest Service employees examined values and management priorities across employment levels. Compared to agency policies, respondents gave higher priorities to noncommodity uses of national forests, such as recreation and wildlife. This disparity of opinion was greatest a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rural sociology 1993-10, Vol.58 (3), p.475-491
Hauptverfasser: Cramer, Lori A., Kennedy, James J., Krannich, Richard S., Quigley, Thomas M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural management
Agriculture
Community Development
Conservation (Environment)
Decision
Decision Making
Educational Attainment
Employee Attitudes
Employees
Employment Level
Environment
Environmental Attitudes
Federal agencies
Forest Service
Forestry
Forests
Government agencies
Individual Characteristics
Land management
Land Use
Management
Natural resources
Polls & surveys
Priorities
Resource Management
Rural and urban sociology
Rural sociology
Sociology
USA
Value orientations
Value systems
Values
Work Attitudes
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Zusammenfassung:A nationwide survey of U.S. Forest Service employees examined values and management priorities across employment levels. Compared to agency policies, respondents gave higher priorities to noncommodity uses of national forests, such as recreation and wildlife. This disparity of opinion was greatest among new district rangers, who were more educated and more varied in background than other respondents. (SV)
ISSN:0036-0112
1549-0831
DOI:10.1111/j.1549-0831.1993.tb00506.x