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abstract: 'Questions related to economics figured prominently in the priority
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information needs identified in the 1997 Tongass Land Management Plan.
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Follow-on studies in economics were designed to improve understanding of
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aspects of the competitiveness of the Alaska forest sector, links
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between Alaska timber markets and other markets as evident in prices,
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and the relationship between resource allocation decisions and economic
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conditions in communities and the region. Analysis of the role of
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recreation and tourism in the regional economy was added to the topics
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addressed, based on early results of work to describe economic dynamics.
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Comparisons are undertaken to evaluate the economic changes taking place
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in southeast Alaska, to analyze the sources of these changes, and to
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determine if and why they differ from the changes taking place at larger
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scales and those occurring in a similar rural and resource-abundant
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region. Divergent views regarding the current role of the Tongass in the
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regional economy are summarized and assessed by using contemporary
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evidence. A variety of factors contribute to comparative and competitive
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disadvantages for the forest products sector in southeast Alaska. Alaska
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product and log markets are effectively integrated with other markets
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supplied by producers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
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Empirical evidence suggests the need to re-examine assumptions regarding
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the relation between changes in ``basic{''''} sector activities and
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employment (such as timber harvesting and wood products manufacturing)
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and ``nonbasic{''''} (or support sector) employment in the rural
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communities of southeast Alaska. Many of the changes occurring in the
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economy of rural southeast Alaska are driven by changes in the
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international markets in which Alaskan products compete, and are largely
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independent of Tongass forest management.
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Unearned income and tourism have replaced resource-extractive industries
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as the principal sources of income growth in the region. The
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contribution of the Tongass National Forest to the regional economy has
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become more complex and difficult to quantify. Forest management
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policies that enhance the comparative advantages the region enjoys in
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providing both tourism opportunities and quality of life attributes will
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aid communities in maintaining and expanding their economic
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opportunities. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Crone, LK (Corresponding Author), US Forest Serv, USDA, Recreat Solut,
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POB 1165, Troy, MT 59935 USA.
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US Forest Serv, USDA, Pacific NW Res Stn, Forestry Sci Lab, Juneau, AK 99801 USA.'
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author: Crone, LK
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author-email: lcrone@fs.fed.us
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author_list:
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- family: Crone
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given: LK
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.09.019
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eissn: 1872-6062
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files: []
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issn: 0169-2046
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journal: LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
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keywords: 'competitiveness of the Alaska forest sector; economic changes in rural
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southeast Alaska; forest sector models; timber prices; market arbitrage;
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timber production; timber supply'
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keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; MULTIPLIERS
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language: English
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month: APR 30
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number: 1-3
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number-of-cited-references: '71'
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pages: 215-233
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papis_id: c42c88ed050b4cc9c022451d13bbc340
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ref: Crone2005southeastalaska
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times-cited: '9'
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title: Southeast Alaska economics - A resource-abundant region competing in a global
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marketplace
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000228128000014
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '14'
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volume: '72'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Ecology; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geography,
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Physical; Regional
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\& Urban Planning; Urban Studies'
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year: '2005'
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