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Incorporating Values into Community-Scale Sustainable Forest Management Plans: An Application of Q Methodology |
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| Authors: | Sandra Rodriguez-Pi?eros Will Focht David K Lewis Diane Montgomery |
| Institution: | (1) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA;(2) Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 201 Murray Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;(3) Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, 008 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;(4) School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 424 Willard Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA |
| Abstract: | Incorporating people’s values into forest management plans is an important component of sustainable forestry practice. Q methodology was used to identify perspectives on sustainable management of a community-owned forest reserve in a village in Puebla, Mexico. The study demonstrates the value of Q methodology in characterizing the views of citizens toward the forest and accommodating these views in a sustainable forest management plan. The plan we developed based on our research enjoyed widespread community support and far outdistanced its support of two alternative plans developed by outsiders. Our plan reflected the village’s strong preference for non-consumptive uses with regulated timber harvesting to sustain the ecological health of the forest and to provide short-term economic benefits. |
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