The effects of population growth on timber management and inventories in Virginia

Wear, David N.; Liu, Rei; Foreman, J. Michael; Sheffield, Raymond M.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(98)00491-5

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“…Net loss and fragmentation of rural lands have many potential implications for the goods, services, and functions of natural resources provided by such landscapes (e.g., Alberti et al, 2003;Arnold and Gibbons, 1996;Collins et al, 2000), the species that use them and their habitat (e.g., Faeth et al, 2005;McKinney, 2002;Riley et al, 2003), and the ability of invasive species to establish themselves (e.g., Holway, 2005;Lambropoulos et al, 1999;Yates et al, 2004). Past research also has suggested that the addition of homes and other structures into rural landscapes can increase the probability of wildland fire and complicate fire management efforts (e.g., Berry and Hesseln, 2004;Cardille et al, 2001;Gebert et al, 2007;Sturtevant and Cleland, 2007), can have deleterious effects on water quality (Atasoy et al, 2006;Pijanowski et al, 2002b;Tang et al, 2005), and possibly can reduce the propensity for forest management and timber harvest Munn et al, 2002;Wear et al, 1999).…”

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Past and projected rural land conversion in the US at state, regional, and national levels

White¹,

Morzillo²,

Alig³

2009

Landscape and Urban Planning

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a b s t r a c tThe developed land area of the US increased by 14.2 million hectares between 1982 and 2003. Along with a projected US population increase to more than 360 million individuals by 2030 is an expected continuation of expanding rural land development. Related to population growth, rural land development and the associated loss of rural open space are expected to have a number of social, economic, and ecological implications. To gain greater insight into land development patterns, we used US Census Bureau and National Resources Inventory data to quantify per-housing-unit rates of land development during recent decades and to model future land development to 2030 for states and regions in the US. Based on these data, 0.50 ha of additional land were developed for each additional housing unit in the US. The numbers of hectares of newly developed land per additional housing unit were greatest in the South Central and Great Plains regions and least in the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain regions of the country. Combining population projections and trends in people per housing unit with development indices, we projected that developed area in the US will increase by 22 million hectares between 2003 and 2030, with the greatest absolute increases projected to occur in the Southeast and South Central regions of the US. We used sensitivity analysis to examine the impacts of changes in population migration patterns and per housing unit development patterns on increases in projected developed area.Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Past and projected rural land conversion in the US at state, regional, and national levels

White¹,

Morzillo²,

Alig³

2009

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…The zone-of-influence model assumes the procurement zones associated with existing demand points or mills may [28], and so forth not be concentric and that neighboring mills have procurement zones that occupy the same space and overlap [29][30][31]. The zone of influence model developed in this study used existing primary wood-using operating capacities (e.g., sawmills, OSB mills, pulp, and paper mills, etc.)…”

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“…"Federal lands" included lands in ownership by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Defense, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, and US Department of Agriculture Research Center. ZCTAs with "population density" (>58 people/km 2 ) were excluded given the results of previous research [28]. ZCTAs with slopes greater than 30% were excluded given the limitations of ground-based harvest capabilities in the Eastern United States and also given the results of previous research related to soil disturbance [32].…”

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A Spatial Index for Identifying Opportunity Zones for Woody Cellulosic Conversion Facilities

Huang

Perdue

Young

2012

International Journal of Forestry Research

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A challenge in the development of renewable energy is the ability to spatially assess the risk of feedstock supply to conversion facilities. Policy makers and investors need improved methods to identify the interactions associated with landscape features, socioeconomic conditions, and ownership patterns, and the influence these variables have on the geographic location of potential conversion facilities. This study estimated opportunity zones for woody cellulosic feedstocks based on landscape suitability and market competition for the resource. The study covered 13 Southern States which was a segment of a broader study that covered 33 Eastern United States which also included agricultural biomass. All spatial data were organized at the 5-digit zip code tabulation area (ZCTA). A landscape index was developed using factors such as forest land cover area, net forest growth, ownership type, population density, median family income, and farm income. A competition index was developed based on the annual growth-toremoval ratio and capacities of existing woody cellulosic conversion facilities. Combining the indices resulted in the identification of 592 ZCTAs that were considered highly desirable zones for woody cellulosic conversion facilities. These highly desirable zones were located in Central Mississippi, Northern Arkansas, South central Alabama, Southwest Georgia, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Kentucky, and Northwest Tennessee.

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“…Both urbanization and forest fragmentation change the way in which humans use forest land, frequently decreasing the likelihood that it will be managed for forest products and potentially increasing its use for outdoor recreation, although urbanization has also been observed to increase the incidence of posting no trespassing signs on forested land, which decreases outdoor recreation opportunities and alters local cultural use of forest land (Butler 2008, Kline et al 2004, Wear et al 1999). …”

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Delaware Forests 2013

Lister¹,

Butler²,

Crocker³

et al. 2017

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This report summarizes the 2013 results of the annualized inventory of Delaware's forests conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis program. Results are based on data collected from 389 plots located across the State. There are an estimated 362,000 acres of forest land in Delaware with a total live-tree volume of 936 million cubic feet. There has been no change in the area of forest land since 2008, however, live-tree volume in Delaware has been increasing. Forest land is dominated by the oak/hickory forest-type group, which occupies 53 percent of total forest land area. Seventy-four percent of the forest land area is in large diameter stands, 12 percent in medium diameter stands, and 13 percent in small diameter stands. The volume of growing stock on timberland has been rising since the 1950s and currently totals 811 million cubic feet. Between 2008 and 2013, the average annual net growth of growing-stock trees on timberland was approximately 16 million cubic feet per year. Additional information is presented on forest attributes, ownership, carbon, timber products, species composition, regeneration, and forest health. Detailed information on forest inventory methods, data quality estimates, and summary tables of population estimates are available online at https://doi

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The effects of population growth on timber management and inventories in Virginia

Cited by 105 publications

References 7 publications

Past and projected rural land conversion in the US at state, regional, and national levels

Past and projected rural land conversion in the US at state, regional, and national levels

A Spatial Index for Identifying Opportunity Zones for Woody Cellulosic Conversion Facilities

Delaware Forests 2013

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