Community Forestry
in the South

Urban Forestry South

Author:	Machlis, Gary E.; Force, Jo Ellen
Date:	1988
Periodical:	Rural Sociology
Abstract:	Resource dependency and its impact upon community stability has long been of interest to rural sociologists. This paper critically evaluates the literature on timber-dependent communities to assess what is known, assumed, ignored, and avoided about the topic. We argue that timber-dependent communities may represent a somewhat special case of resource dependency and that the study of forest-based communities can contribute to sociological knowledge of rural life. The paper also discusses theoretical and methodological concerns to be addressed and presents an agenda for future research.