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Four myths of interface communities: Rural localities do not epitomize idealized conceptions
| Author: |
Lee, Robert G. |
| Date: |
1991 |
| Periodical: |
Journal of Forestry |
| Abstract: |
Interface problems are inherently contentious because they involve competing images of who we are and how we value and use land. Every interface conflict stems from competing human attachments to land. Some see the land as an economic opportunity for earning a living by cutting and removing trees. Some see it as a symbol for personal freedom. Others see land as a sacred realm of natural beauty and purity, or as a natural ecosystem producing multiple benefits for human society. Each of these images, and many others, originates with a group of people who share a common set of meanings about their environment. These shared attachments to land are generally the basis for human communities Hence, human community is fundamental to interface problems. The land manager's understanding of communities on the urban-forest interface is often clouded by misconceptions. Since these misconceptions originate from widely shared stories that people tell, they can be characterized as myths. I will challenge here four commonly accepted myths about the relationship of community to the life of people in forested regions outside cities. |
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