SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING HOUSEHOLD DEPENDENCY ON FORESTS: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY

• Autor(a) principal: Birben, Üstüner
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Cerne (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://cerne.ufla.br/site/index.php/CERNE/article/view/3043
• topic: Forest; Forest Villager; Dependency; Sustainability

Background: Although forest villages in Turkey do not differ from other villages in the countryin terms of administrative divisions, the job possibilities of their residents are limited due to thelocation of the villages in areas with rugged terrain. Forest villages have the poorest economicstatus of all types of communities in the country in terms of per capita national income and socioeconomicstructure; limited agricultural land; inadequate transportation and infrastructure; and,most importantly, weak educational, health, and cultural services. Results: This study explains forest dependency and its relation to certain characteristics ofhouseholders by a case study. Data were collected from 150 households and were analyzed usingthe logistic regression model. Conclusion: The results showed that a householder’s age, duration of residence, and employmentvariables had a significant effect on the forest whereas other variables, gender, educational level,and household size, did not have a statistically significant effect on forest dependence.