In recent decades a substantial shift in landownership has taken place in rural A merica as
millions of acres of land have come under the ownership and control of various financial …

This paper draws on theories of socio-economic change stemming from political economy
and economic sociology to examine the financialization of the US forest products industry. I …

Timberland owners have different objectives and apply different management methods and
management intensities to their lands. In this study, we look into the reforestation behaviors …

This dissertation is an environmental sociological study of wildland fire in what is now the
western United States. It examines wildfire management from roughly the 1900s to the …

Alabama has over 71% of its land area covered with forests and boasts of the third largest
commercial forestland area in the United States. The forest products industry is a major …

This chapter examines characteristics of conservation easements (CEs) in general and
working forest conservation easements (WFCEs) in the United States in particular. It looks at …