Description: The 1980s represent a period of transition for forestry and forest land planners. As an extensive land use, forestry is now confronted increasingly by conflict with alternative land use. These conflicts have resulted in both the conversion of forest land to other non forestry uses, and less dramatically, in modification of forest management practices.

This volume reports the proceedings of a national symposium held at the University of Washington in October 1982, where the question was asked, "Can forestry and urbanization coexist and be made more compatible?" Several dimensions relative to land use are covered, including the legal, political, and administrative framework of both public and private land use decisions. Also, economic values and social and psychological perceptions behind individual behavior and choice relative to land use decisions are addressed along with the physical and biological capability of the land to support forestry and urban land uses.

Final sections of the volume are devoted to strategies to achieve public and private land use and forest resource goals. A concluding section identifies future research needs. This volume should be of interest to forest land planners, urban planners, public land management policy makers, and others concerned about forest land use.