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Effects of urbanization on natural resource management
| Author: |
Zipperer, W.C. |
| Date: |
1993 |
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In: Briggs, R.D.; Krohn, W.B., eds. Nurturing the Northeastern Forest: Proceedings of a Joint Meeting of the New England Society of American Foresters and Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society; 1993 March 3-5; Portland, ME. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station |
| Abstract: |
Parcelization is a process that divides a single ownership into two or more ownerships. Fragmentation, on the other hand, is a deforestation process that divides a large contiguous forest parcel into two or more discontinuous parcels. Each of these processes may result from development activities in rural areas and directly and indirectly affect natural resource management. Direct effects result in the conversion of forest lands to other land uses. In the Northeast, predominant conversions include urbanization and water development projects. Indirect effects cause subtle changes in the quality or availability of a natural resource. Resources that often are affected indirectly by incremental urbanization include recreational opportunities and visual amenities. As rural landscapes are developed further, both direct and indirect effects will intensify conflicts along the urban-wild interface. |
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