Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
9-4-2022
Year of Publication
2020
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences (MSFNRS)
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Forestry and Natural Resources
Advisor
Dr. Thomas O. Ochuodho
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
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
