Criterion IV: Social and economic indicators of rangeland sustainability (Chapter 5)

Dan W. McCollum; Louis E. Swanson; John A. Tanaka; Mark W. Brunson; Aaron J. Harp; L. Allen Torell; H. Theodore Heintz

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Criterion IV: Social and economic indicators of rangeland sustainability (Chapter 5)

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Authors:

Dan W. McCollum, Louis E. Swanson, John A. Tanaka, Mark W. Brunson, Aaron J. Harp, L. Allen Torell, H. Theodore Heintz

Year:

2010

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Mitchell, John E., ed. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Rangeland Management. Cooperative Extension Service Publication SM-56. Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming. p. 173-191.

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Abstract

Social and economic systems provide the context and rationale for rangeland management. Sustaining rangeland ecosystems requires attention to the social and economic conditions that accompany the functioning of those systems. We present and discuss economic and social indicators for rangeland sustainability. A brief conceptual basis for each indicator is offered, describing its potential relationship to rangelands.

Parent Publication

Criteria and indicators for sustainable rangeland management

Keywords

social indicators, economic indicators, rangeland sustainability

Citation

McCollum, Daniel W.; Swanson, Louis E.; Tanaka, John A.; Brunson, Mark W.; Harp, Aaron J.; Torell, L. Allen; Heintz, H. Theodore, Jr. 2010. Criterion IV: Social and economic indicators of rangeland sustainability (Chapter 5). In: Mitchell, John E., ed. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Rangeland Management. Cooperative Extension Service Publication SM-56. Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming. p. 173-191.