Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Atlas of human adaptation to environmental change, challenge, and opportunity: northern California, western Oregon, and western Washington.

Author: Christensen, Harriet H.; McGinnis, Wendy J.; Raettig, Terry L.; Donoghue, Ellen.

Date: 2000

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-478. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 66 p

Station ID: GTR-PNW-478

Description: This atlas illustrates the dimensions, location, magnitude, and direction of social and economic change since 1989 in western Washington, western Oregon, and northern California that have occurred during a major transition period in natural resource management policy as well as large decreases in timber harvests. The diversity and the social and economic health of the Northwest Forest Plan region are synthesized by examining the fundamental attributes of the region, provinces, and communities; the atlas includes information about ourselves, our settlements, and our natural resources. We set the stage for dialogue, debate, and developing a set of indicators to monitor the dimensions of well-being for sustainable development. The atlas is a tool for decisionmakers, civic leaders, economic development practitioners, researchers, and others interested in understanding change, easing the transition, and finding and pursuing opportunities to enrich society.

Keywords: Northwest Forest Plan, social and economic indicators, GIS, atlas, regional scale, provincial scale, county scale

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Christensen, Harriet H.; McGinnis, Wendy J.; Raettig, Terry L.; Donoghue, Ellen.  2000.  Atlas of human adaptation to environmental change, challenge, and opportunity: northern California, western Oregon, and western Washington..   Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-478. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 66 p.