Assess and enhance public trust

Patricia L. Winter; James Absher; Alan E. Watson

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Assess and enhance public trust

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Patricia L. Winter, James Absher, Alan E. Watson

Year:

2007

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Gonzalez-Caban, Armando; Haynes, Richard W.; McCaffrey, Sarah; Mercer, Evan; Watson, Alan, tech. eds. Fire social science research-selected highlights. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-736. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. p. 5-9.

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Abstract

Trust is a form of social capital, facilitating effective land management, communication and collaboration. Although trust in the Forest Service is at least moderately high for most publics, evidence of a lack of trust and outright distrust has been found in some communities. However, the amount, types, and conditions of trust necessary for effective management to occur remain poorly understood.

Parent Publication

Fire social science research–selected highlights.

Keywords

values, perceptions, suppression, communities, trust, economics, sociology, anthropology, psychology

Citation

Winter, Patricia; Absher, James; Watson, Alan. 2007. Assess and enhance public trust. In: Gonzalez-Caban, Armando; Haynes, Richard W.; McCaffrey, Sarah; Mercer, Evan; Watson, Alan, tech. eds. Fire social science research-selected highlights. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-736. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. p. 5-9.