Institutional limits to national public planning for forest resources: the Resources Planning Act
Journal Article
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· Nat. Resour. J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6349486
- Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Planning by Forest Services under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) is reviewed to identify factors which are likely to hinder the planning process. The factors are separated into those which are inherent to the bureaucratic and political context and those which are the traditional perceptions of foresters on the planning teams. Planning constraints on assessments, forecasting, land use policies, and political action are found to proceed from both the institutional and traditional sources. Strong centralized control is incompatible with the US political system, but the high politicization of public planning tends to moderate legislative intent and limit new directions to marginal and incremental changes. The process can invite public distrust of planning if it is not recognized. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 6349486
- Journal Information:
- Nat. Resour. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States) Vol. 21:2; ISSN NRJOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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