Jim Absher
Note: this person is no longer a Forest Service Research & Development employee.
Publications
- Absher, James D.; Fege, Anne S.; Jacobson, Leanne. 2015. Institutional influences on the provision of after-school nature programs.
- Kyle, Gerard T.; Jun, Jinhee; Absher, James D. 2014. Repositioning identity in conceptualizations of human-place bonding.
- Mann, Carsten; Absher, James D. 2013. Adjusting policy to institutional, cultural and biophysical context conditions: The case of conservation banking in California.
- Absher, James D.; Vaske, Jerry J.; Lyon, Katie M. 2013. Overcoming Barriers to Firewise Actions by Residents. Final Report to Joint Fire Science Program.
- Thapa, Brijesh; Cahyanto, Ignatius; Holland, Stephen M.; Absher, James D. 2013. Wildfires and tourist behaviors in Florida.
- Jun, Jinhee; Kyle, Gerard T.; Vlachopoulos, Symeon P.; Theodorakis, Nicholas D.; Absher, James D.; Hammitt, William E. 2012. Reassessing the structure of enduring leisure involvement.
- Chung, Jin Young; Kyle, Gerard T.; Petrick, James F.; Absher, James D. 2011. Fairness of prices, user fee policy and willingness to pay among visitors to a national forest.
- Absher, Jim; Vaske, Jerry J. 2011. The role of trust in residents fire wise actions.
- Li, Chieh-Lu; Absher, James D.; Zinn, Harry C.; Graefe, Alan R.; Chick, Garry E. 2010. A multi-ethnic comparison of perceptions of forest recreation service quality.
- Absher, James; Mann, Carsten. 2010. An emerging paradigm for managing protected areas with examples from Europe and the United States.
- Meybin, Jessie; Burns, Robert; Graefe, Alan; Absher, James D. 2010. Constraints and benefits of changing the distribution process for recreation special use permits in the U.S.
- Absher, James D. 2010. One park, many experiences: socially-explicit improvements to recreation management frameworks with application to Taiwan.
- Jun, Jinhee; Kyle, Gerard; Absher, James; Theodori, Gene. 2010. Repositioning identity in conceptualizations of human-place bonding.
- Paveglio, Travis B.; Carroll, Matthew S.; Absher, James D.; Robinson, William. 2010. Symbolic meanings of wildland fire: A study of residents in the U.S.
- Kyle, Gerard T.; Theodori, Gene L.; Absher, James D.; Jun, Jinhee. 2010. The influence of home and community attachment on firewise behavior.
- Paveglio, Travis; Carroll, Matthew S.; Absher, James D.; Norton, Todd. 2009. Just blowing smoke Residents social construction of communication about wildfire.
- Absher, James D.; Vaske, Jerry J.; Shelby, Lori B. 2009. Residents' responses to wildland fire programs: a review of cognitive and behavioral studies.
- Absher, James D.; Vaske, Jerry J.; Shelby, Lori B. 2009. Residents' responses to wildland fire programs: a review of cognitive and behavioral studies.
- Li, Chieh-Lu; Absher, James D.; Hsu, Yi-Chung; Graefe, Alan R. 2008. Approaches to measuring cultural diversity in recreation.
- Tierney, Patrick T.; Chavez, Deborah J.; Absher, James D. 2008. Constraints to leisure travel and visitation to natural areas: An international comparison of four cities.In: Chavez, Deborah J.; Winter, Patricia L.; Absher, James D., eds.
- Chavez, Deborah J.; Winter, Patricia C.; Absher, James D. 2008. Introduction.
- Absher, J.D.; Graefe, A.G.; Burns, R.C. 2008. Longitudinal Monitoring of Public Reactions to the U.S.
- Toman, Eric L.; Shindler, Bruce; Absher, Jim; McCaffrey, Sarah. 2008. Postfire communications: the influence of site visits on local support..
- Li, Chieh-Lu; Hsu, Yi-Chung; Lue, Chi-Chuan; Absher, James D. 2008. Re-examine the measure of values cross-culturally: the case of recreation visitors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
- Mann, C.; Absher, J. D. 2008. Recreation conflict potential and management in the northern/central Black Forest Nature Park.
- Chick, G.; Li, C.; Zinn, H.C.; Absher, J.D.; Graefe, A.R. 2007. Ethnicity as a construct in leisure research: a rejoinder to Gobster.
- Li, C.; Chick, G.E.; Zinn, H.C.; Absher, J.D.; Graefe, A.R. 2007. Ethnicity as a variable in leisure research.
- Absher, J.D.; Vaske, J.J. 2007. Examining the sources of public support for wildland fire policies.
- Fege, A.; Absher, J. 2007. Inviting other professions to help reduce wildfire property losses.
- Li, C.; Zinn, H.C.; Chick, G.E.; Absher, J.D.; Graefe, A.R.; Hsu, Y. 2007. Segmentation of culturally diverse visitors' values in forest recreation management.
Research Highlights
Highlight | Title | Year |
![]() PSW-2012-09 | Americans and Greeks Experience Similar Benefits from Recreation in Forests Data show recreational uses of forest lands are psychologically and socially important | 2012 |
![]() PSW-2011-25 | Firewise Actions Depend on Trust Trust is an important component in working with communities and individuals on fire risk mitigation, but it is an abstract concept that needs to ... | 2011 |
![]() PSW-2011-22 | Nature Education A better understanding will improve the effectiveness of nature educations programs such as the U.S. Forest Service, Kids in the Woods.A study t ... | 2011 |