Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062
Title | Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062 PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph J. Alig |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 105 |
Release | 2011-05 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1437938698 |
Describes area changes among major land uses on the U.S. land base for historical trends from 1982 to 2002 and projections out to 2062. Historically, 11 million acres of forest, cropland, and open space were converted to urban and other developed uses from 1992 to 1997 on non-federal land in the contiguous U.S. The largest percentage increase was in urban use, which grew by 10% or 7.3 million acres between 1997 and 2001. Forest land was the largest source of land converted to developed uses such as urbanization. Urban and other developed areas are projected to continue to grow substantially, in line with a projected U.S. population increase of more than 120 million people over the next 50 years. Figures. This is a print on demand publication.
Area Changes in U. S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections To 2062
Title | Area Changes in U. S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections To 2062 PDF eBook |
Author | United States Department of Agriculture |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2015-02-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781506121338 |
This study updates an earlier assessment of the past, current, and prospective situation for the Nation's land base. We describe area changes among major land uses on the U.S. land base for historical trends from 1982 to 2002 and projections out to 2062. Historically, 11 million acres of forest, cropland, and open space were converted to urban and other developed uses from 1992 to 1997 on nonfederal land in the contiguous United States.
Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062
Title | Area Changes in U.S. Forests and Other Major Land Uses, 1982 to 2002, with Projections to 2062 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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This study updates an earlier assessment of the past, current, and prospective situation for the Nation's land base. We describe area changes among major land uses on the U.S. land base for historical trends from 1982 to 2002 and projections out to 2062. Historically, 11 million acres of forest, cropland, and open space were converted to urban and other developed uses from 1992 to 1997 on nonfederal land in the contiguous United States. The national rate of urbanization increased notably compared to the 1982-92 period. The largest percentage increase was in urban use, which grew by 10 percent or 7.3 million acres between 1997 and 2001. Forest land was the largest source of land converted to developed uses such as urbanization. Urban and other developed areas are projected to continue to grow substantially, in line with a projected U.S. population increase of more than 120 million people over the next 50 years, with population growth the fastest in the West and South. Projected increases in population and income will, in turn, increase demands for use of land for residential, urban, transportation, and related uses. Area of nonfederal forest-land cover in the United States is projected to decline over the next halfcentury, with a 7-percent reduction by 2062. Projected increases in urban and developed uses will likely intensify competition for remaining land between the agricultural and forestry sectors. Reversions to forest land have generally been from grassland used as pasture. All three major land use classes - cropland, forest land, and grassland - have lost area to urbanization, and that trend is projected to continue.
Urban-Rural Interfaces
Title | Urban-Rural Interfaces PDF eBook |
Author | David N. Laband |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2020-01-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0891186158 |
What is the urban–rural interface? Is it a visual phenomenon, a place where country gives way to neighborhoods and shopping areas in a startling way? Is it a simple factor of population density? There is nothing simple about the urban–rural interface—editors David Laband, Graeme Lockaby, and Wayne Zipperer present the broad spectrum of interdisciplinary complexities at play. Organized into three sections on changing ecosystems, changing human dimensions, and the dynamic integration of human and natural systems, this book is a must read for anyone who works in the real world, where natural and human systems are joined. This is the new sustainability science, an emerging discipline that integrates social and economic values with the physical, chemical, and ecological functions of ecosystems. The goal is optimal management, since our human impact is often significant and far-reaching in both space and time.
Research Paper PNW.
Title | Research Paper PNW. PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
ISBN |
Effects of Climate Change on Natural Resources and Communities: A Compendium of Briefing Papers
Title | Effects of Climate Change on Natural Resources and Communities: A Compendium of Briefing Papers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 182 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1437983987 |
Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy: Volume II
Title | Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy: Volume II PDF eBook |
Author | Madhu Khanna |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 2017-05-22 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1493969064 |
In its second volume, this book aims to link the academic research with development in the real world and provide a historical and institutional background that can enrich more formal research. The first section will include an assessment of the evolution and the state of the nascent second-generation biofuel as well as a perspective on the evolution of corn ethanol and sugarcane ethanol in Brazil. It will also include a historical and institutional background on the biofuel industry in Brazil that has global lessons, and later, provide a technical overview of major analytical tools used to assess the economic, land use and greenhouse gas implications of biofuel policies at a regional and global level. Additionally, the book analyzes the various drivers for land use change both at a micro-economic level and at a macro-economic level. It presents studies that apply regional and global economic models to examine the effects of biofuel policies in the US, EU and Brazil on regional and global land use, on food and fuel prices and greenhouse gas emissions. These papers illustrate the use of partial and general equilibrium modeling approaches to simulate the effects of various biofuel policies, and includes studies showing the effects of risk aversion, time preferences and liquidity constraints on farmers decision to grow energy crops for biofuel production. By presenting the tools of lifecycle analysis for assessing the direct greenhouse gas intensity of biofuels, this handbook investigates the types of indirect or market mediated effects that can offset or strengthen these direct effects. It will include tools to assess the direct and indirect effects of biofuel production on greenhouse gas emissions in the US and Brazil, and ultimately provide a comprehensive background to understand the state of biofuel in the present and how to analyze their implication.