近日，我院程昊天副教授及美國農業部森林局太平洋西南研究中心高級研究員Francisco J. Escobedo，研究員Alyssa S. Thomas，猶他州立大學博士生Jesus Felix De Los Reyes，美國北卡農工州立大學的John N. Ng'ombe助理教授，美國亞利桑那大學副教授Jos? e R. Soto相助論文“Understanding how urban communities make trade-offs between forest management and ecosystem service objectives”在期刊Forest Policy and Economics在線發表。Forest Policy and Economics是農林科學的頂級學術期刊，位于經濟學大類Q1區，環境研究大類Q1區，林學Q1區（亦是中科院期刊分區一區Top），最新影響因子4.0。

全文引用：

Cheng, H., Escobedo, F. J., Thomas, A. S., De Los Reyes, J. F., Ng’ombe, J. N., & Soto, J. R. (2025). Understanding how urban communities make trade-offs between forest management and ecosystem service objectives. Forest Policy and Economics, 172, 103445.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103445

中文摘要

與森林相鄰的都市人口重視與水相關的生態系統服務和休閑機會。然而，要維持這些益處，需要通過疏伐和計劃燒除、基礎設施建設以及公正性問題來積極治理森林。這些活動也可能引發公衆對通行費、煙霧排放以及對森林康健産生負面影響的擔憂。本研究旨在了解野地-都市接壤地帶山地森林中公衆偏好與森林治理目標之間的權衡。我們接纳在線調查，運用最佳-最差標度（BWS）要领來評估森林治理和生態系統服務屬性的重要性排序及權衡。該研究聚焦于美國加利福尼亞州南部聖貝納迪諾和安吉爾斯國家森林四周的城鎮社區。結果讲明，常客群體和很是客群體之間的居民偏好纷歧致。居民將機械移除樹木視爲最重要的森林治理目標，優先于計劃燒除。湖泊成爲最受重視的生態系統服務屬性，超過了河流和瀑布。在休閑基礎設施方面，公共衛生間排名最高，其次是垃圾桶和公共燒烤架。這些發現爲森林治理者和政策制定者提供了見解，爲平衡生態需求與公衆偏好提供了一個包容性的框架。這些結果對于實施諸如野火危機戰略和兩黨基礎設施法案等政策特別相關，有助于識別潛在沖突並增強公衆對森林治理決策的支持。

英文摘要

Urban populations adjacent to forested areas value water-related ecosystem services and recreational opportunities. However, maintaining these benefits requires active forest management through thinning and prescribed burns, infrastructure development as well as issues of equity. These activities can also lead to public concerns over access fees, smoke emissions, and perceived negative impacts on forest health. This study aims to understand the tradeoffs between public preferences and forest management objectives in Wildland-Urban Interface montane forests. We employed an online survey using the Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) method to assess importance rankings and tradeoffs among forest management and ecosystem services attributes. The study focused on urban communities near the San Bernardino and Angeles National Forests in southern California, USA. Results reveal that resident’s preferences between frequent visitors group and infrequent visitors group were inconsistent. Residents prioritized mechanical tree removal over prescribed fire as the most important forest management objective. Lakes emerged as the most valued ecosystem service attribute, surpassing rivers and waterfalls. Among recreational infrastructure, public restrooms ranked highest, followed by garbage bins and public grills. These findings provide insights for forest managers and policymakers by offering a framework to inclusively balance ecological needs with public preferences. The results are particularly relevant for implementing policies such as the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, by identifying potential conflicts and enhancing public support for forest management decisions.

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        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934125000243