Susan Fox,
Assistant Director
| Southern Research Station
| 200 W.T. Weaver Blvd
| Asheville, NC 28804
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The Forest Values, Uses and Policies science area is divided into four major disciplines or categories of research.
First is forest products research, which includes traditional uses and recycling of wood products, and the conversion of biomass to energy. The second discipline is forest operations, which includes development of various management tools. The third discipline is resource economics and policy research, which includes examining the economics of various management practices, and the effect of policies, including taxes, on management options. more...
Forest Values. Natural resources and humans are inextricably linked in the South. These linkages will only strengthen as increased urbanization, globalization, and shifting values influence and alter how people interact with forests. Forest Values, Uses, and Policies will provide the knowledge and tools required to manage impacts and optimize benefits of human-forest interactions.
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