Relationships to place in wildland resources management: Developing an effective research approach

Neal Christensen; Alan E. Watson; James Burchfield

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Relationships to place in wildland resources management: Developing an effective research approach

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Neal Christensen, Alan E. Watson, James Burchfield

Year:

2007

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Watson, Alan; Sproull, Janet; Dean, Liese, comps. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium; September 30-October 6, 2005; Anchorage, AK. Proceedings RMRS-P-49. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 470-478

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Abstract

This paper describes an approach to understanding human relationships with public lands and considering those relationships in the decision making process. This understanding is based on segmentation analysis to identify groups of local residents that have similar relationships to place (RTP) with a public wildland. The research described in this paper uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to describe local relationships to place and the salience of management issues to people living in proximity to public wildlands.

Parent Publication

Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium

Keywords

wilderness, biodiversity, protected areas, economics, subsistence, tourism, traditional knowledge, community involvement, policy, stewardship, education, spiritual values

Citation

Christensen, Neal; Watson, Alan; Burchfield, James. 2007. Relationships to place in wildland resources management: Developing an effective research approach. In: Watson, Alan; Sproull, Janet; Dean, Liese, comps. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium; September 30-October 6, 2005; Anchorage, AK. Proceedings RMRS-P-49. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 470-478