Skip to Main Content
U.S. Forest Service
Caring for the land and serving people

United States Department of Agriculture

Home > Search > Publication Information

  1. Land Use Dynamics Involving Forestland: Trends in the U.S. South

    Share via EmailShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Twitter
    Dislike this pubLike this pub
    Author(s): Ralph J. Alig; Michael R. Dicks; Robert J. Moulton
    Date: 1998
    Source: Proceedings of the 1998 Southern Forest Economics Workshop (SOFEW)
    Publication Series: Miscellaneous Publication
    PDF: Download Publication  (226 KB)

    Description

    Since 1952, U.S. timberland has decreased by about 20 million acres, with about one-quarter of the reduction in the South. Although some of the timberland has been converted to urban and developed uses, Larger amounts of land shifted uses between forest and agriculture because of changes in product markets and policy conditions. We summarize area trends for major land uses, examine recent policy and market developments that are likely to alter competition for land among sectors, and look at related issues such as likely implications of the recent Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.

    Publication Notes

    • You may send email to pubrequest@fs.fed.us to request a hard copy of this publication.
    • (Please specify exactly which publication you are requesting and your mailing address.)
    • We recommend that you also print this page and attach it to the printout of the article, to retain the full citation information.
    • This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and is therefore in the public domain.

    Citation

    Alig, Ralph J.; Dicks, Michael R.; Moulton, Robert J. 1998. Land Use Dynamics Involving Forestland: Trends in the U.S. South. Proceedings of the 1998 Southern Forest Economics Workshop (SOFEW)

    Related Search

    XML: View XML
Show More
Show Fewer
Jump to Top of Page
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1343