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Spatial and Temporal Modeling of Community Non-Timber Forest Extraction Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson, CSAE, University of Oxford Heidi J. Albers, Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University Jeffrey C. Williams, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California at Davis WPS/2006-03 Download the Paper (PDF format) - January 1, 2006 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: This paper examines the interaction of spatial and dynamic aspects of resource extraction from forests by local people. Highly cyclical and varied across both space and time, the patterns of resource extraction resulting from the spatial-temporal model bear little resemblance to the patterns drawn from focusing either on spatial or temporal aspects of extraction, as is typical in both the modeling and empirical literature to date. Combining the spatial-temporal model with a measure of success in community forest management—the ability to avoid open-access resource degradation—characterizes the impact of incomplete property rights on patterns of resource extraction and stocks. SUGGESTED CITATION: Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson, Heidi J. Albers, and Jeffrey C. Williams, "Spatial and Temporal Modeling of Community Non-Timber Forest Extraction" (January 1, 2006). The Centre for the Study of African Economies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 247. http://www.bepress.com/csae/paper247