Motivations and behaviors of new forest owners in Virginia

Forest Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-154

  Kendra, Angelina ^b   Hull, R Bruce ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Hobby farms; Market segmentation; Migration; Nonindustrial private forestland (NIPF); Urban wildland interface; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TIMBER;

FOREST PRACTISES; MANAGEMENT SERVICES; MARKET SEGMENTATION; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES;

EID: 18044369298     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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