Historical changes in forest cover and land ownership in a Midwestern U.S. landscape

Auteurs :
MEDLEY, K.E.
POBOCIK, C.M.
OKEY, B.W.

Description :
Changes through time in landowner and their effect on agricultural and uncultivated land resources are examined in Israel Township, southwestern Ohio. The decline in agricultural lands is a slight change in comparison with the uncultivated lands that experienced transitions among land uses. The results focus on factors that influence stable farm ownership and promote a diversity of environmental and economic gains from forests in the rural landscape.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 2003, vol. 93, n°. 1, p. 104-120, nombre de pages : 17, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 100 ref.

Date :
2003

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers