Public Acceptance of Disturbance-Based Forest Management: Factors Influencing Support

Table 6

Importance of factors influencing support for forest management actions and decisions (percent).

Statements	Very important/important^a
Understanding management objectives of proposed action	95
Environmental consequences of an action	94
Decision based on scientific information	92
Specific place where action is planned	89
Understanding how decision was made	87
Opinions of knowledgeable people in my community	81
Citizens had meaningful opportunities for input	79
My knowledge of past agency actions	76
Economic consequences of an action	76
My personal beliefs	71
Length of time before outcomes can be evaluated	66

^aResponse options on a 4-point scale from not important to very important.