Sprawling and diverse: The changing US population and implications for public lands in the 21st Century

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

卷:215

Review

Mockrin, Miranda H.¹  Stewart, Susan I.²  Matonis, Megan S.^3,6,7  Johnson, Kenneth M.⁴  Hammer, Roger B.⁵  Radeloff, Volker C.² 

[1] US Forest Serv, USDA, Northern Res Stn, 5523 Res Pk Dr,Suite 350, Catonsville, MD 21228 USA

[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Forest & Wildlife Ecol, 1630 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706 USA

[3] US Forest Serv, USDA, Rocky Mt Res Stn, 240 W Prospect Rd, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA

[4] Univ New Hampshire, Carsey Sch Publ Policy, 73 Main St, Durham, NH 03824 USA

[5] Oregon State Univ, Dept Sociol, 2251 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

[6] Colorado State Univ, Warner Coll, 400 Univ Ave, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[7] Colorado State Univ, Colorado State Forest Serv, 400 Univ Ave, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

关键词: Population dynamics;    Public lands;    Protected areas;    Demography;    Ethnic and racial diversity;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.053

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Public lands are typically established in recognition of their unique ecological value, yet both ecological and social values of public lands change over time, along with human distribution and land use. These transformations are evident even in developed countries with long histories of public land management, such as the United States. The 20th Century saw dramatic changes in the American population, in distribution and in racial and ethnic diversity, leading to new challenges and new roles for public lands. Our goal with this paper is to review changing demographics and implications for terrestrial protected areas in the U.S. We overview the fundamentals of population change and data, review past trends in population change and housing growth and their impacts on public lands, and then analyze the most recent decade of demographic change (2000-2010) relative to public lands. Discussions of demographic change and public lands commonly focus on the rural West, but we show that the South is also experiencing substantial change in rural areas with public lands, including Hispanic population growth. We identify those places, rural and urban, where demographic change (2000-2010), including diversification and housing growth, coincide with public lands. Understanding the current trends and long-term demographic context for recent changes in populations can help land managers and conservation scientists mitigate the effects of residential development near public lands, serve a more diverse population, and anticipate future population changes. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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