scholarly journals Landowner Willingness to Supply Timber for Biofuel: Results of an Alabama Survey of Family Forest Landowners

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Luiza Paula ◽  
Conner Bailey ◽  
Rebecca J. Barlow ◽  
Wayde Morse
Keyword(s):  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Lee County ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Cellulosic Bioenergy

Abstract A key factor determining the potential for development of cellulosic bioenergy in the southeastern United States (the South) will be the availability of feedstock, which in turn depends on landowner willingness to direct timber production to biomass rather than existing markets or nonmarket uses. Most timberland in this region is owned by family forest landowners whose forest management objectives are varied. This study evaluates the conditions under which family forest landowners from Lee County, Alabama, would be willing to supply wood biomass energy feedstock for a prospective local biofuel industry. Using standard survey methodology, a questionnaire was mailed to every family forest landowner of 20 or more acres of forestland in Lee County, resulting in 363 valid responses and a response rate of 41%. Results indicate that most family forest landowners are willing to supply both timber and harvest residues for production of biofuels and that such willingness is positively correlated with the number of acres owned, the existence of an effective market, and the opportunity to contribute to local economic development and global climate change. Three-quarters of all respondents indicated willingness to manage their land for biomass production, compared with 43% of respondents who actively manage their land at present.

People, Place, and Politics: The Role of Place Attachment and Conflict in Forest Communities

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janean H. Creighton ◽  
Keith A. Blatner ◽  
Matthew Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Western Washington ◽  
Attachment To Place

Abstract For this study we wanted to identify the meanings (shared and contested) that family forest landowners in rural western Washington assigned to their properties in the context of a rapidly urbanizing environment. Two categories of family forest landowners emerged with respect to the acceptance of the proposed growth management plan and corresponded to the degree of attachments the interviewees exhibited regarding where they lived and in how they described themselves with respect to the community and a dispute regarding the plan. For the long-term residents, their attachment to place provides the foundation for their ties to family and tradition. Although the newcomers interviewed expressed emotional attachments to the area, their attachments were not necessarily tied to their identity, or within any historical context. For the newcomers, involvement in local land-use planning may serve to reinforce the significance of the attachments they developed to their adopted home and strengthen their desire that the area remain pristine.

Review of Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling Technique and its Application

2013 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
pp. 691-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Qiu ◽  
Bao Feng Li ◽  
Yu Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Global Climate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Evaporative Cooling ◽  
Weather Condition ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
North West ◽  
Direct Evaporative Cooling ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Cooling Technique

Direct evaporative cooling has long been demonstrated as an energy efficient ,cost effective and no CFCs emission means for space cooling in hot dry regions .With the aggravating of the global climate warming and energy crisis, using passive cooling technique will be a good solution . In this paper, the theory of passive downdraught evaporative cooling techniques is analyzed. It is an environmental friendly technique in that it can provide more fresh air than the conventional air-conditionings, and also low cost on operation and no CFCs emission compared with conventional air-conditionings. In this paper, some cases will be introduced .The successful PDEC cases in hot dry areas show weather condition is the key factor for the feasibility using PDEC technique. From the analysis on the weather data in Turpan, which presents a typical climatic character in North-west China , predicts a great feasibility of using PDEC technique in public architectures.

scholarly journals Intra- and inter-annual changes in the condition factors of three Curimatidae detritivores from Amazonian floodplain lakes

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisele Batista Correia ◽  
Flávia Kelly Siqueira-Souza ◽  
Carlos Edwar de Carvalho Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
High Water ◽  
Flood Pulse ◽  
Floodplain Lakes ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Length Data ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Annual Changes

The flood pulse is a key factor that drives the biota of large rivers with adjacent floodplains, but the direction and intensity of its effects are not uniform for all trophic guilds of fish. In this study, we tested the existence of intra- and inter-annual changes in the relative condition factors (kn) of three Curimatidae: Potamorhina altamazonica, Potamorhina latior, and Psectrogaster rutiloides. We used weight and length data from fish that were caught in eight floodplain lakes of the Rio Solimões. These data were from experimental fisheries during each season of the hydrological cycle: flooding, flood, drying, and dry from 2004, 2005, and 2006. In general, there are similar patterns of intra-annual changes for these three species, with the highest estimates of kn during high water conditions. The lowest values were observed during the drying and dry seasons of 2005, when an extreme drought occurred in the Amazon basin. Higher values were observed during the same seasons in the year post-drought. We hypothesized that these patterns would be explained by the biological characteristics of these species and the effects of intra-annual hydrological changes, mainly the flood pulse effect, and by inter-annual climatic events, which are determined by global climate phenomena.

scholarly journals Financial Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners: A Comparative Study for 10 Southern States of the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-597
Author(s):  
Srijana Baral ◽  
Yanshu Li ◽  
Bin Mei
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Median Income ◽  
Family Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Southern States ◽  
Income Family ◽  
Jobs Act

Abstract Changes in tax codes applicable to timberland investments can affect tax treatment of timber revenues and expenses. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is regarded as the most expansive overhaul of tax codes in the United States since 1986; however, our understanding of its effects on timberland investments for family forest owners has yet to be explored. Using the discounted cash-flow method, we estimated and compared effects of TCJA on land expectation value (LEV) and net tax from managing timberland for two classifications of median-income family forest owners in 10 southern states. Results showed a decrease in LEV and net tax for both material participants and investors, with a greater effect on landowners managing timberland as investments. Thus, owning timberland can become less beneficial under the current law for median-income family forest landowners. Study Implications: Family forests occupy a large portion of the total forest area in the United States and provide various goods and services to society. Taxes and tax policies are regarded as important issues for these landowners because policies could ultimately influence timberland investment, ownership structure, and management activities. After the 2017 tax reform, landowners became concerned about the effect of the new act on profitability and financial return from timberland investment. Here, we attempt to provide a better understanding of tax effects by estimating change in net benefit of owning and managing timberland under the current law compared with the previous law in 10 southern states. For policymakers, this study can provide insight into the importance of considering unique characteristics of timberland investment during the tax policy design and evaluation process. For landowners, this study can facilitate the timberland investment decisionmaking process and serve as a guide to the effects of the new tax rules on returns.

scholarly journals Family Forest Landowners' Interest in and Perceptions of Forest Certification: Focus Group Findings from Minnesota

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Leahy ◽  
Michael A. Kilgore ◽  
Calder M. Hibbard ◽  
Jacob S. Donnay
Keyword(s):  
Forest Certification ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Certification Program ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
Eligibility Requirements ◽  
Program Characteristics

Abstract Focus groups were organized with individuals owning between 15 and 720 forested acres in northern Minnesota to better identify their understanding of, questions about, and interest in forest certification; factors that would encourage or discourage their participation in certificationprograms; and the types of certification program characteristics they preferred. Family forest landowner participants were generally unfamiliar with the concept of forest certification. They expressed concern about certification costs and benefits, its impact on land-use decisionmaking, eligibility requirements, and program administration. They also expressed clear preferences about how forest certification programs should be tailored to family forest landowners. The availability of financial assistance to help cover initial and ongoing certification costs, assurance that certification will not encumber property rights, and clear and tangible benefits were found to positively influence their interest in participation. The perspectives of other family forest landowners influenced individual attitudes toward certification. Moreover, initial attitudes toward forest certificationonly became more entrenched as landowners were provided additional information about certification—skeptics became more disinterested while those inclined to participate became even more so. Recommendations for foresters, forest policymakers, and forest certification program leaders are presented that would encourage more family forest landowner participation in certification.

scholarly journals Nonindustrial Family Forest Landowners' Stated Willingness-to-Participate in Forest Cooperatives in Southern China

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifei Yang ◽  
Yali Wen ◽  
Francisco X. Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Tenure Reform

Forest landowner cooperatives have emerged as a formal institution capable of fostering professional forest management. There are many reasons to motivate participation in forest cooperatives. For instance, cooperatives could ease nonindustrial family forest landowners (NIFFLs) access to financial assistance and enhance market entrance opportunities. In China, various forms of forest cooperatives supported by government agencies are developing rapidly in an effort to facilitate forest management at a large scale. However, the development of forest cooperatives is still in its early stages. An understanding of NIFFLs' attitudes towards the development of cooperatives is instrumental for crafting policies and organizational structures that motivate landowners' participation. Three hundred and ten NIFFLs from Fujian and Jiangxi provinces in Southern China were interviewed to elicit their attitudes and willingness-to-participate in forest cooperatives. Logistic regression was used to evaluate landowner, household, forest resource, and institutional factors associated with NIFFLs' stated decision to participate in a forest cooperative. Results show that NIFFLs' stated willingness-to-participate in forest cooperatives was associated with demographic characteristics like education, forest-related income, size of forestland, and attitudes toward land tenure reform and cooperatives. This paper outlines suggestions on how to further develop forest cooperatives in Southern China.

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