Social implications of alternatives to clearcutting on the Tongass National Forest: an exploratory study of residents' responses to alternative silvicultural treatments at Hanus Bay, Alaska.

Variable-retention harvests in the Pacific Northwest: A review of short-term findings from the DEMO study

“…Wildlife habitat value emerged as the strongest predictor of overall acceptability-scenic beauty, economic and safety considerations, and level of retention contributing to a lesser degree. This result is supported by previous studies suggesting that public perceptions of alternative approaches to forest management are influenced by both the visual qualities of residual stand structures and knowledge of their ecological benefits (Shindler et al, 1996;Burchfield et al, 2003). These findings underscore the importance of educating the public about the ecological benefits and tradeoffs of different levels and patterns of green-tree retention.…”

A value basis for the social acceptability of clearfelling in Tasmania, Australia

“…Many participants had some knowledge of Forest Service operations in the study area. The authors concluded that people make complex assessments of the acceptability of forest practices, weighing visual effects against multiple tradeoffs, including concerns about what is right for nature and what is right for human communities (Burchfield et al, 2003). It is likely that the opportunity to compare several systems, greater familiarity with the forest, more time for each system and a more naturalistic context encouraged more cognitive responses.…”

“…In a more qualitative study, Burchfield et al (2003) encouraged participants to deliberately compare harvest systems. Many participants had some knowledge of Forest Service operations in the study area.…”

Community and landscape change in southeast Alaska

“…Clausen and Schroeder (2004) discussed the literature on the social acceptability of alternatives to clear-cutting and compiled an annotated list of references pertinent to southeast Alaska. In this same vein, Burchfield et al (2003) also examined human reaction to different types of harvest treatments.…”

“…In a field study, Burchfield et al (2003) studied participant reactions to a series of eight harvest treatments completed at Hanus Bay in 1998 (see Fig. 1).…”