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Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics


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2007

Alig, R. 2007. A United States view on changes in land use and land values affecting sustainable forest management. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 24(2/3): 209-227.


Alig, R.; White, E.M. 2007. Projections of forestland and developed land area in western Washington. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(1): 29-35.


Cathcart, J.F.; Kline, J.D.; Delaney, M.; Tilton, M. 2007. Carbon storage and Oregon's land use planning program. Journal of Forestry. 105(4): 167-172.


Haynes, R.W.; Adams, D.M.; Alig, R.J.; Ince, P.J.; Mills, J.R.; Zhou, X. 2007. The 2005 RPA timber assessment update. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-699. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 212 p.


Johnson, K.N.; Bettinger, P.; Kline, J.D.; Spies, T.; Lennette, M.; Lettman, G.; Garber-Yonts, B.; Larsen, T. 2007. Simulating forest structure, timber production, and socioeconomic effects in a multi-owner province. Ecological Applications. 17(1): 34-47.


Kline, J.D.; Azuma, D.L. 2007. Evaluating forest land development effects on private forestry in eastern Oregon. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-572. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 18 p.


Kline, J.D.; Moses, A.; Lettman G.; Azuma, D.L. 2007. Modeling forest and rangeland development in rural locations, with examples from eastern Oregon. Landscape and Urban Planning. 83(3): 320-332.


Plantinga, A.J.; Alig, R.J.; Eichman, H.; Lewis, D.J. 2007. Linking land-use projections and forest fragmentation analysis. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-570. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 41 p.


Spies, T.A.; Johnson, K.N.; Burnett, K.M.; Ohmann, J.L.; McComb, B.C.; Reeves, G.H.; Bettinger, P.; Miller, D.J.; Kline, J.D.; Garber-Yonts, B. 2007. Assessing forest policies in the coastal province of Oregon: an overview of biophysical and socioeconomic responses. Ecological Applications. 17(1): 5-17.


Stein, S.; Alig, R.; White, E.M., et al. 2007. National forest on the edge: development pressures on America's national forests and grasslands. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-728. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 26 p.


Theobald, D.M.; Spies, T.; Kline, J.D.; Maxwell, B.; Hobbs, N.T.; Dale, V.H. 2005. Ecological support for rural land-use planning. Ecological Applications. 15(6): 1906-1914.


White, E.M.; Leefers, L.A. 2007. Influence of natural amenities on residential property values in a rural setting. Society and Natural Resources. 20: 659-667.


Wondzell, S.M.; Burnett, K.M.; Kline, J.D. 2007. Landscape analysis: projecting the effects of management and natural disturbances on forest and watershed resources of the Blue Mountains, Oregon, USA: foreword to the special issue. Landscape and Urban Planning. 80(3): 193-197.


2006

Alig, R.; Thompson, J. 2006. Society's choices: land use changes, forest fragmentation, and conservation. Science Findings 88. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 5 p.


Alig, R.; Krankina, O.; Yost, A.; Kuzminykh, J. 2006. Forest carbon dynamics in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and the St. Petersburg region of Russia: comparisons and policy implications. Climate Change.


Carver, A.; Thurau, R.; White, E.; Lazdinis, M. 2006. A geo-spatial assessment of the Illinois Forestry Development Act landowner assistance program. Environmental Science & Policy. 9(2006): 253-260.


Kline, J.D. 2006. Public demand for preserving local open space. Society and Natural Resources. 19: 645-659.


Kline, J.D. 2006. Defining an economics research program to describe and evaluate ecosystem services. Gen. Tech. Rep PNW-GTR-700. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 46 p.


Kline, J.D. 2006. Describing land use change in multidisciplinary analyses (chapter 5). In: Johnston, R.J.; Swallow, S.K., eds. Economics and contemporary land use policy: development and conservation at the rural-urban fringe. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future: 98-118.


Kline, J.D. 2006. Keeping land in forest. In: Forests, carbon and climate change: a synthesis of science findings. Portland, OR: Oregon Forest Resources Institute: 93-116.


Stynes, D.; White, E.M. 2006. Reflections on measuring recreation and travel spending. Journal of Travel Research. 45(1): 8-16.

2005

Alig, R. 2005. Land use changes that impact sustainable forestry. In: Understanding key issues of sustainable wood production in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-626. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 28-35.


Alig, R.; Lewis, D.; Swenson, J. 2005. Is forest fragmentation driven by the spatial configuration of land quality? The case of western Oregon. Forest Management and Ecology. 217: 266-274.


Cho, S.; Wu, J.; Alig, R. 2005. Land development under regulation: comparison between the east and west sides of the Cascade Range in Oregon, Washington, and California. Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies. 17(1): 1-17.


Garber-Yonts, B. 2005. Conceptualizing and measuring demand for recreation on national forests: a review and synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-645. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 40 p.


Kline, J.D. 2005. Forest and farmland conservation effects of Oregon's (USA) land use planning program. Environmental Management. 35(4): 368-380.


Kline, J.D. 2005. Our national concern about forestland development. Timber West: Journal of Logging and Sawmills. 30(5-6): 50.


Kline, J.D. 2005. Predicted future forest and farm land development in western Oregon with and without land-use zoning in effect. Res. Note PNW-RN-548. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p.


Kline, J.D.; Alig, R. 2005. Forestland development and private forestry with examples from Oregon. Forest Policy and Economics. 7: 709-720.


Stein, S.; McRoberts, R.; Alig, R.; et al. 2005. Forests on the edge: housing development on America's private forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-636. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p.

2004

Alig, R.; Adams, D.; Joyce, L.; Sohngen, B. 2004. Climate change impacts and adaptation in forestry: responses by trees and markets. Choices. Fall: 63-78.


Alig, R.; Butler, B. 2004. Area changes for forest cover types in the United States, 1952 to 1997, with projections to 2050. Gen. Tech. Report PNW-GTR-613. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 106 p.


Alig, R.; Butler, B. 2004. Projecting large-scale area changes in land use and land cover for terrestrial carbon analyses. Environmental Management. 33(4): 443-456.


Alig, R.; Kline, J.D.; Lichtenstein, M. 2004. Urbanization on the U.S. landscape: looking ahead in the 21st century. Landscape and Urban Planning. 69(2-3): 219-234.


Alig, R.; Plantinga, A.J. 2004. Future forestland area: Impacts from population growth and other factors that affect land values. Journal of Forestry. 102(8): 19-24.


Beuter, J.; Alig, R. 2004. Forestland and values. Journal of Forestry. 102(8): 4-8.


Butler, B.; Swenson, J.; Alig, R. 2004. Forest Fragmentation in the Pacific Northwest: Quantification and Correlations. Forest Ecology and Management. 189: 363-373.


Everest, F.; Stouder, D.; Kakoyannis, C.; Houston, L.; Stankey, G.; Kline, J.D.; Alig R. 2004. A review of scientific information on issues related to use and management of water resources in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-595. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 128 p.


Garber-Yonts, B. 2004. The economics of amenities and migration in the Pacific Northwest: review of selected literature with implications for national forest management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-617. Portland, OR. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 48 p.


Garber-Yonts, B.; Kerkvliet, J.; Johnson, R. 2004. Public values for species and ecosystem conservation policies in the Oregon Coast Range. Forest Science. 50(5): 589-602.


Kline, J.D. 2004. Analysis and modeling of forest-land development at the wildland/urban interface. In: Haynes, J.L.; Agar, A.A.; Barbour, R.J., tech. eds. Methods for integrated modeling of landscape change: Interior Northwest Landscape Analysis System. Gen. Tech Rep. PNW-GTR-610. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 153-160.


Kline, J.D. 2004. Issues in evaluating the costs and benefits of fuels treatment to reduce wildfire in the Nation's forests. Res. Note PNW-RN-542. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 46 p.


Kline J.D.; Alig, R.; Garber-Yonts, B. 2004. Forestland social values and open space preservation. Journal of Forestry. 102(8): 39-45.


Kline, J.D.; Azuma, D.; Alig, R. 2004. Population growth, urban expansion, and private forestry in western Oregon. Forest Science. 50(1): 33-43.


Lettman, G.; Kline, J.D. 2004. Connection to local communities. In: Haynes, J.L.; Agar, A.A.; Barbour, R.J., tech. eds. Methods for integrated modeling of landscape change: Interior Northwest Landscape Analysis System. Gen. Tech Rep. PNW-GTR-610. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 132-136.


White E.M.; Carver, A. 2004. Modeling timber mill procurement influence effects on interstate sawlog exportation. Forest Policy and Economics. 6(6): 529-537.

2003

Alig, R. 2003. U.S. landowner behavior, land use and land cover changes, and climate change mitigation. Silva Fennica. 37(4): 511-527.


Alig, R.; Plantinga, A.J.; Ahn, S.; Kline, J.D. 2003. Land use changes involving forestry in the United States: 1952 to 1997, with projections to 2050. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-587. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 92 p.


Haynes, R., tech. coord. 2003. An analysis of the timber situation in the United States: 1952-2050. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-560. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 254 p.


Houston, L.; Watanabe, M.; Kline, J.D.; Alig, R. 2003. Past and future water use in Pacific Coast States. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-588. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 37 p.


Kline, J.D. 2003. Characterizing land use change in multidisciplinary landscape-level analyses. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 32(1): 103-115.


Kline, J.D.; Azuma, D.; Moses, A. 2003. Modeling the spatially dynamic distribution of humans in the Oregon (USA) Coast Range. Landscape Ecology. 18(4): 347-361.

2002

Alig, R.; Adams, D.; McCarl, B. 2002. Projecting impacts of global climate change on the U.S. forest and agriculture sectors and carbon budgets. Forest Ecology and Management. 169(1): 1-13.


Alig, R.; Mills, J.; Butler, B. 2002. Private timberlands: growing demands, shrinking land base. Journal of Forestry. 100(2): 32-36.


Cohen, W.; Spies, T.; Alig, R., et al. 2002. Characterizing 23 years (1972-95) of stand replacement disturbance in western Oregon forests with Landsat imagery. Ecosystems. 5: 122-137.


Houston, L.; Kline, J.D.; Alig, R. 2002. Economics research supporting water resource stewardship. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-550. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 72 p.


Kline, J.D. 2002. Integrating land use change into landscape-level ecological assessments. In: Johnston, R.J. Conserving farm and forest in a changing rural landscape: current and potential contributions of economics. Regional Rural Development Paper No. 11. University Park, PA: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Pennsylvania State University: 6.


Kline, J.D.; Butler, B.; Alig, R. 2002. Tree planting in the South: What does the future hold? Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(2): 99-107.


White, E.M.; Carver, A. 2002. Diversifying farm income through woodlot management: characteristics of farmer-owned NIPF land in Illinois. In: Van Sambeck, J.W.; Dawson, J.O.; Ponder, F., Jr.; Loewenstein, E.F.; Fralish, J.S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th annual central hardwoods conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. GTR-NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 382-389.

2001

Alig, R. 2001. Finite land, infinite futures? Sustainable options on a fixed land base. Science Finding 23. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p.


Alig, R.; Adams, D.; Mills, J.; Haynes, R.; Ince, P.; Moulton, R. 2001. Alternative projections of the impacts of private investment on southern forests: a comparison of two large-scale forest sector models of the United States. Silva Fennica. 35(3): 265-276.


Irland, L.; Adams, D.; Alig, R.; et al. 2001. Assessing socioeconomic impacts of climate change on U.S. forests, wood-product markets, and forest recreation. BioScience. 51(9): 753-764.


Kline, J.D. 2001. Tourism and natural resource management: a general overview of research and issues. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-506. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 19 p.


Kline, J.D.; Alig, R. 2001. A spatial model of land use change in western Oregon and western Washington. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-528. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 24 p.


Kline, J.D.; Armstrong, C. 2001. Autopsy of a forestry ballot initiative: characterizing voter support for Oregon's Measure 64. Journal of Forestry. 99(5): 20-27.


Kline, J.D.; Moses, A.; Alig, R. 2001. Integrating urbanization into landscape-level ecological assessments. Ecosystems. 4(1): 3-18.


Plantinga, A.J.; Alig, R.; Cheng, H. 2001. The supply of land for conservation uses: Evidence from the Conservation Reserve Program. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 6(31): 199-215.

2000

Ahn, S.; Plantinga, A.J.; Alig, R. 2000. Predicting future forestland area: A comparison of econometric approaches. Forest Science. 46(3): 363-376.


Alig, R.; Adams, D.; McCarl, B. 2000. Economic potential of short-rotation woody crops on agriculture land for pulp fiber production in the U.S. Forest Products Journal. 50(5): 67-74.


Alig, R.; Butler, B.; Swenson, J. 2000. Forest fragmentation and national trends in private forest lands: preliminary findings from the 2000 Renewable Resources Planning Act assessment. In: Sampson, N; DeCoster, L., eds. Proceedings: fragmentation 2000 conference. Bethesda, MD: American Forests: 34-45.


Kline, J.D. 2000. Comparing states with and without growth management: analysis based on indicators with policy implications, comment. Land Use Policy. 17(4): 349-355.


Kline, J.D.; Benford, F.; Swenson, J. 2000. Historic and projected trends in private forest land in the Western U.S. In: DeCoster, L.A., ed. Forest fragmentation 2000: sustaining private forests in the 21st century. Proceedings. Alexandria, VA: Sampson Group, Inc.: 73-79.


Kline, J.D.; Alig, R.; Johnson, R. 2000. Forest owner incentives to protect riparian habitat. Ecological Economics. 33: 29-43.


Kline, J.D.; Alig, R.; Johnson, R. 2000. Fostering the production of nontimber services among forest owners with heterogeneous objectives. Forest Science. 46(2): 302-311.


Kline, J.D.; Moses, A.; Azuma, D.; Alig, R. 2000. Urbanization impacts on private forest conditions in western Oregon. In: DeCoster, L.A., ed. Forest fragmentation 2000: sustaining private forests in the 21st century. Proceedings. Alexandria, VA: Sampson Group, Inc.: 135-139.


McCarl, B.; Adams, D.; Alig, R.; Chmelik, J. 2000. Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants. Annals of Operations Research. 94: 37-55.


McCarl, B.; Adams, D.; Alig, R. [et al]. 2000. Effects of global climate change on the U.S. forest sector: Response functions derived from a dynamic resource and market simulator. Climate Research. 15(3) 195-205.


Sohngen, B.; Alig, R. 2000. Mitigation, adaptation, and climate change: Results from recent research on U.S. timber markets. Environmental Science and Policy. 3: 235-248.

1999

Adams, D.; Alig, R.; McCarl, B., et al. 1999. Minimum cost strategies for sequestering carbon in forests. Land Economics. 75(3): 360-374.


Alig, R.; Adams, D.; Chmelik, J.; Bettinger, P. 1999. Private forest investment and long-run sustainable harvest volumes. New Forests. 17: 307-327.


Alig, R. 1999. Long term projections of urban and developed land area in the United States. In: Taylor, T., ed. Keep America Growing: balancing working lands and development. (CD-ROM). Madison, WI: Omnipress, Inc.


Kline, J.D.; Alig, R. 1999. Does land use planning slow the conversion of forest and agricultural land? Growth and Change. 30(1): 3-22.

1998

Alig, R.; Adams, D.; McCarl, B. 1998. Ecological and economic impacts of forest policies: interactions across forestry and agriculture. Ecological Economics. 27: 63-78.


Alig, R.; Adams, D.; McCarl, B. 1998. Impacts of incorporating land exchanges between forestry and agriculture in sector models. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 30(2): 389-401.


Kline, J.D.; Wichelns, D. 1998. Measuring heterogeneous preferences for preserving farmland and open space. Ecological Economics. 26: 211-224.

1997

Alig, R.; Adams, D.; McCarl, B.; Callaway, J.; Winnett, S. 1997. Assessing effects of mitigation strategies for global climate change with an intertemporal model of the U.S. forest and agriculture sectors. Environmental and Resource Economics. 9: 259-274.

1995

Alig, R.; Adams, D. 1995. Nonindustrial private forest productivity in western Washington: alternative futures. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 10(1): 1-7.

1992

Alig, R.; Wear, D. 1992. Changes in private timberland in the United States: statistics and projections for 1952-2040. Journal of Forestry. 90(5): 31-37.

1987

Alig, R.; Healy, R. 1987. Urban and built-up land area changes in the United States: an empirical investigation of determinants. Land Economics. 63(3): 215-226.

1985

Alig, R.; Wyant, J. 1985. Projecting regional area changes in forestland cover in the U.S.A. Ecological Modelling. 29: 27-43.

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