Research Framework for Natural Resource-Based Communities in the PacificNorthwest

摘要

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station developed a problem analysis todirect the research on natural resource-based communities in the Pacific Northwest over the next 15 years. The problem analysis identifies four problem areas: (1) social values related to rural peoples, communities, and development, and their ties to resource management are largely unknown; (2) traditional concepts of rurality do not reflect the complex, varied socioeconomic structures of today's rural places and peoples; (3) the theories, models, and practices of collaborative stewardship as they relate to ecosystems management are largely unknown; and (4) patterns, processes, causes, and effects of socioeconomic change across rural communities and regions of the Pacific Northwest are poorly understood.