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Adoption of sustainable forestry practices by Non-Industrial Private Forest owners in Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorRasamoelina, Maminiaina Solonirinaen
dc.contributor.committeecochairHull, Robert Bruce IVen
dc.contributor.committeecochairJohnson, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcMullin, Steve L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMunsell, John F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHammett, A. L. (Tom)en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:12:30Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-01en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:12:30Zen
dc.date.issued2008-05-09en
dc.date.rdate2008-07-01en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-23en
dc.description.abstractThe concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) has been promoted in the past few decades all over the world. Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners play an important role in that aspect in the U.S. because of their number (about 16 millions), the size of forest land under their control (about half of all forest land in the continental US), and the dynamism of their population (increasing number of new owners). This study sought to better understand how NIPF owners come to a decision for adoption (or non-adoption) of SFM practices. We developed a theoretical model combining four theories (the Value-Belief-Norm theory, the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and the Innovation-Diffusion Process) to explain NIPF's decision making. Using multivariate analyses, we determined which elements of the developed theoretical model were significant in explaining adoption of eight groups of practices. Overall, some of the most significant predictors of adoption we identified were technical assistance, motivations for owning land and the use of a written management plan. Particular attention was also directed toward the eventual relationship between education and adoption of SFM practices and it was found that NIPF owners who attended educational programs tended to be likely adopters compared to those who did not attend any educational program. Since SFM was not limited to the US, we also analyzed the concept of SFM with the same goals as in the US, but under a completely different context (socio-cultural, economic and ecologic) in Africa, through the community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) system. We used four case studies and focused on criteria such as participation, equity (both procedural and distributive, power devolution, trust, etc) to analyze how CBNRM works on the field, what lessons to take from the cases to better ensure the goal of sustainability of the resources.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-05232008-135626en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05232008-135626/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27865en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMami_dissertation_revised_07_01.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartMami_Certificate.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartMami_IRB_s06-739.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity-based natural resources management (CBNRen
dc.subjectEducational programen
dc.subjectFinancial assistanceen
dc.subjectDecision-makingen
dc.subjectTechnical assistanceen
dc.subjectNon-Industrial Private Forest (NIPF)en
dc.subjectBehavioral changeen
dc.subjectSustainable forest management (SFM)en
dc.subjectAdoptionen
dc.subjectElaboration likelihood modelen
dc.subjectValue-belief norm theoryen
dc.subjectTheory of planned behavioren
dc.subjectInnovation-diffusion processen
dc.titleAdoption of sustainable forestry practices by Non-Industrial Private Forest owners in Virginiaen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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