ABSTRACT
Economists frequently assess stated preferences for land use outcomes as either independent of information regarding policy implementation mechanisms or a function of a vaguely specified management process. The rural public, however, not only may be concerned with the consequences of land management, but also may have systematic preferences for policy procedures applied to management goals. There is no guarantee that residents of rural or urban-fringe communities will support policies that are consistent with their preferences for land use outcomes. To the contrary, they may have preferences for certain outcomes, such as conservation of wildlife habitat, public access, or open space, but be unwilling to accept the management processes necessary for those outcomes (Philo and Johnston 2004).
