Private Forests in Society
FOR 564

Fall 2003 Schedule and Readings

Dr. John Bliss, Department of Forest Resources, 203 Peavy Hall
737-4427, john.bliss@orst.edu
Office hours by appointment

 

READINGS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) MUST BE READ PRIOR TO THE CLASS PERIOD FOR WHICH THEY ARE LISTED.  Other readings are recommended.

 

September 30            Course Introduction, Purpose and Process

 Bliss, J.C., and A. J. Martin.  2003.  Nonindustrial private forests.  Chapter 10 in R. E. Giese and R. A. Young, eds., Introduction to forest ecosystem science and management, Third edition.  John Wiley & Sons.  Pp. 221-241.

 

October 2        Land Tenure

*Geisler, C.  1993.  Ownership:  A review.  Rural Sociology 58(4): 532-547.

*Geisler, Charles.  2000.  Property pluralism.  P. 65-87 in Charles Geisler and Gail Daneker, eds., 2000, Property and values:  Alternatives to public and private ownership.  Washington DC:  Island Press.  300p.

*Singer, Joseph William.  2000.  Property and social relations:  From title to entitlement.  P. 3-20 in Charles Geisler and Gail Daneker, eds., 2000, Property and values:  Alternatives to public and private ownership.  Washington DC:  Island Press.  300p.

 

October 7        Land Tenure, Tree Tenure, and Access

 *Bruce, John W., and Louise Fortmann.  1992.  Property and forestry.  Pp. 471 - 496 in Peter N. Nemetz, ed., Emerging issues in Forest Policy.  Vancouver: UBC Press, 1992.  573 p.

*Ribot, J. C., and N. L.  Peluso.  2003.  A theory of access.  Rural Sociology 68(2):153-181.

 

October 9        Changing Tenure Patterns

*Jones, R. E., J. Mark Fly, J. Talley, and H. Ken Cordell.  2003.  Green migration into rural America:  The new frontier of environmentalism?  Society and Natural Resources 16:221-238.

*Egan, Andrew F., and A. E. Luloff. 2000.  The exurbanization of America's forests:  Research in rural social science.  Journal of Forestry 98(3):

 *Sampson, Neil, and Lester DeCoster.  2000.  Forest fragmentation:  Implications for sustainable private forests.  Journal of Forestry 98(3): 4-8.

*Johnson, K.M. and C.K. Beale.  1998.  The rural rebound.  The Wilson Quarterly.  22(2): 16(12).

October 11  Field trip to Van Decker Family Tree Farm

 

October 14     Case Study Development

*Barlett, Peggy.  1990.  Qualitative methods in rural studies:  Basic principles.  Rural Sociologist, Spring, 1990. p. 3-14.

*Bliss, John C.  1999.  Understanding people in the landscape:  Social research applications for ecological stewardship.  p. 43-57.

*Fitchen, Janet M.  1990.  How do you know what to ask if you haven't listened first?  Using anthropological methods to prepare for survey research.  Rural sociologist, Spring, 1990. p. 15-22.

Yin, Robert.  1988.  Case study research:  Design and methods.  Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. (In library).

Hoopes, James.  1979.  Oral history:  An introduction for students.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.  155p.  (In library).

Bliss, John C., and A. Jeff Martin.  1989.  Identifying NIPF management motivations with qualitative methods.  Forest Science 35(2):601-622. 

 

October 16      Case Study Example:  Biodiversity and Riparian Conservation on Private Lands

*Hull, B., Robertson, D., Kendra, A.  2001.  Public Understanding of Nature: A Case Study of Local Knowledge About “Natural” Forest Conditions.  Society and Natural Resources, 14:325-340

*Robson, Colin.  1993.  Real world research.  Oxford: Blackwell.  Chapter 6, Designing Case Studies.

*Transcripts from interviews on biodiversity and riparian conservation on private lands

 

October 17  Last Day to Submit Case Study Proposal

 

 

October 21     Private Forests in Mixed-Tenure Landscapes

*Edwards, K. and J. Bliss.  2003.  It’s a Neighborhood Now. Practicing Forestry at the Urban Fringe  Journal of Forestry 101(3): 6-11

*Geisler, C., and B. Bedford.  1998.  Ecosystem management:  Who’s entitled?  Pages 131-156 in H. Jacobs, ed. Who Owns America?  Social Conflict over Property Rights.  Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1998.

*Stanfield, B. J., J.C. Bliss, and T.A. Spies.  2003.  Land Ownership and landscape structure:  A spatial analysis of 66 Oregon Coast Range watersheds.  Landscape Ecology 17:685-697.

 

October 23     Cross-Boundary Cooperation

*Bergmann, S. and J.C. Bliss.  2003.  Foundations of cross-boundary cooperation:  Fire management at the public-private interface.  Submitted to Society and Natural Resources.

*Brunson, M.  1998.  Social dimensions of boundaries:  Balancing cooperation and self-interest.  Pages 65-87 In R. Knight and P. Landres, eds., Stewardship Across Boundaries.  Washington DC: Island Press.  369 p.

*Coggins, George Cameron.  1998.  Of Californicators, Quislings, and Crazies:  Some perils of devolved collaboration.  Chronicle of Community 2(2):  27-32.

*Meine, C.  1998.  The continent indissoluble.  Pages 325-337 In R. Knight and P. Landres, eds., Stewardship Across Boundaries.  Washington DC: Island Press.  369 p.

Waage, S.  2003.  Collaborative salmon recovery planning:  Examining decision making and implementation in Northeastern Oregon.  Society and Natural Resources 16:295-307.

October 24 CASE STUDY OUTLINE DUE

 

October 28     Tenure Rights and Responsibilities

*Bromley, D.  1998.  Rousseau’s revenge:  The demise of the freehold estate. Pages 19-28 in H. Jacobs, ed. Who Owns America?  Social Conflict over Property Rights.  Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1998.

*Runge, C. Ford, M. T. Duclos, J.S. Adams, B. Goodwin, J.A. Martin, R.D. Squires, and A. E. Ingerson.  2000.  Public sector contributions to private land value.  P. 41-62 in Charles Geisler and Gail Daneker, eds., 2000, Property and values:  Alternatives to public and private ownership.  Washington DC:  Island Press.  300p.

Ellefson, P. A. Cheng, and R. Moulton.  1997.  Regulatory programs and private forestry:  State government actions to direct the use and management of forest ecosystems.  Society and Natural Resources 10(2):195-209.

 

 

 

 

Oct 30             Community and Forestry

 *Berry, Wendell.  1995.  Conserving forest communities.  Pages  25-46 in Another Turn of the Crank: Essays.  Washington D.C:  Counterpoint.

*Krogman, N., and T. Beckley.  2002.  Corporate “Bail-Outs” and local “Buyouts”:  Pathways to community forestry?  Society and Natural Resources 15:109-127.

*Enters, T., and J. Anderson.  2003.  Rethinking the decentralization and devolution of biodiversity conservation.  http://www.FAO.org/docrep/x3030e/x3030e04.htm.

*Baker, M., and J. Kusel.  2003.  Democratic renewal and revival.  Chapter 6 in Community forestry in the United States:  Learning from the past, crafting the future.  Covelo, WA: Island Press.

 

November 4    The politics of non-industrial forest ownership: a conversation with the Oregon Small Woodlands Association

 

November 6    Place

*Cheng, A. S., L. E. Kruger, and S. E. Daniels.  2003.  “Place” as an integrating concept in natural resource politics:  Propositions for a social science research agenda.  Society and Natural Resources 16:87-104.

*Brandenburg, A. M., and M. S. Carroll.  1995.  Your place or mine?  The effect of place creation on environmental values.  Society and Natural Resources 8(5):381-399.

*Greider, T., and L. Garkovich.  1994.  Landscapes:  The social construction of nature and the environment.  Rural Sociology 59(1):1-24.

 

November 11              Cultural Perspectives on Nonindustrial Private Forests

*Bliss, John C.  1992.  Evidence of ethnicity:  Management styles of forest owners in Wisconsin.  Journal of Forest and Conservation History 36(2):63-72. 

*Hinrichs, Clare C.  1998.  Sideline and lifeline:  The cultural economy of maple syrup production.  Rural Sociology 63(4): 507-532.

*Peterson, T. R., and C. C. Horton.  1995.  Rooted in the soil:  How understanding the perspectives of landowners can enhance the management of environmental disputes.  The Quarterly Journal of Speech81:139-166.

 

November 13 Timber Dependency and Sustainable Development

*Rural Sociological Society Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty.  1993. Persistent Poverty in Rural America.  Chapter 5, Theories in the study of natural resource-dependent communities and persistent rural poverty in the United States.  Boulder, CO:  Westview Press.  p. 135-172.

*Robbins, William.  1988. Hard Times in Paradise:  Coos Bay, Oregon, 1850 - 1986.  Seattle:  University of Washington Press.  194 p.  Introduction (p. 3-11) and chapters 11 & 12, p. 153-171.

*Bliss, J.C., and C. Bailey.  2003.  Pulp, paper, and poverty:  Forest-based rural development in Alabama, 1950-2000. 

 

November 18 CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

 

November 20 Social Capital

*Castle, Emery.  2002.  Social Capital:  An Interdisciplinary Concept. 

*Stauber, Karl N.  2001.  Why Invest in Rural America­—And How?  A Critical Public Policy Question for the 21st Century.  Paper presented at Exploring Policy Options for a New Rural America, Center for the Study of Rural America, April 30-May 1.

Getz, Wayne M., Louise Fortman, David Cumming, Johan du Toit, Jodi Hilty, Rowan Martin, Michael Murphreee, Norman Owen-Smith, Anthony M. Starfield, Michael I. Westphal.  1999.  Sustainable Natural and Human Capital:  Villagers and Scientists.  Science (283) March 19.

 

November 25  CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

November 26 CASE STUDY DRAFT DUE

 

November 27 Thanksgiving

 

December 2    CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

 

December 4    CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS/ Walk in the woods?

 

December 5  CASE STUDY FINAL DUE FRIDAY BY 5 PM

 

December 9    Finals Week

 

December 11  Finals Week

 

December 13  Potluck Supper with NIPF Owners