Globalization and structural change in the U.S. forest sector
Subtitle: an evolving context for sustainable forest management
By: Peter Ince ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ince, Peter J.; Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Series: General technical report FPL -- GTR-170.; General technical report FPL -- 170.
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: Sustainable forestry -- Economic aspects.; Forest management -- Economic aspects.; Forests and forestry -- Economic aspects.; Globalization.
Description: This report examines economic implications for sustainable forest management of globalization and related structural changes in the forest sector of the United States. Globalization has accelerated structural change in the U.S. forest sector, favored survival of larger and more capital-intensive enterprises, and altered historical patterns of resource use.
Notes: "March 2007"--T.p. verso.

A technical document supporting the USDA Forest Service interim update of the 2000 RPA assessment.

Bibliography: p. 58-62.

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