Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
9-4-2022
Year of Publication
2020
Degree Name
Master of Science in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences (MSFNRS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Forestry and Natural Resources
First Advisor
Dr. Thomas O. Ochuodho
Second Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey W. Stringer
Abstract
Rural communities depend on the forest sector to fulfill their subsistence needs and maintain economic well-being. The forest sector in Kentucky plays an important role in the state’s rural economic development through provision of market and non-market goods and services along with employment. However, there is lack of understanding of how Kentucky communities’ dependence on forest sector is correlated with the communities’ economic well-being. This research examines the economic contribution of the forest sector and uses common indicators of forest sector dependence and economic well-being to explore the relationship between forest sector dependence and economic well-being at three regional levels across Kentucky. Different forms of regression and correlation analyses were applied. Results show that different forest sub-sectors in different regions have mixed relationships with indicators of economic well-being. These results could be applicable in designing incentive programs to support sustainable and thriving forest sector in the state.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.397
Recommended Citation
Poudel, Kamana, "ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST SECTOR IN KENTUCKY: COMMUNITY DEPENDENCE AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING" (2020). Theses and Dissertations--Forestry and Natural Resources. 58.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/58
