Global drivers of Russian timber harvest
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Industrial Engineering
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Volume
20
Issue
3
First Page
515
Last Page
525
Publication Date
6-1-2016
Abstract
Russian forest resources are important for global carbon cycling. In contrast to traditional analyses that focus on the harvest and direct use of Russian timber resources (a.k.a. production-based accounting), this study investigates how the consumption of nations drives Russian timber harvest (a.k.a. consumption-based accounting or the Russian timber footprint). China is the biggest direct importer and final consumer of Russian timber. The United States, Japan, and major European countries directly import relatively small amounts of Russian timber, but serve to drive large amounts of Russian timber harvest through their final consumption. Through structural path analysis, individual supply chain paths are delineated to show linkages between Russian timber harvest and the final consumption of nations. Findings of this study inform consumption-side measures for Russian forest conservation, for example, taking shared responsibility and improving the production efficiency of key sectors in consuming nations. © 2016 by Yale University
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1111/jiec.12417
Recommended Citation
Liang, S., Guo, S., Newell, J., Qu, S., Feng, Y., Chiu, A., & Xu, M. (2016). Global drivers of Russian timber harvest. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20 (3), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12417
Disciplines
Environmental Studies
Keywords
Timber--Russia; Forest products--Russia; Industrial ecology--Russia; Consumption (Economics)--Russia; Business logistics--Russia
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