A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOREST ENGINEERS' OPINIONS ON FOREST ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN TÜRKIYE


Unver S., Kurdoglu O.

APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.15666/aeer/2205_42594275
  • Journal Name: APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to compare the perspectives of academics and forest engineers in the public on the impact of forest road construction on forest ecosystems. Two expert groups were involved in the study, including 163 forest engineers working in public institutions and 121 academics in T & uuml;rkiye. A survey consisting of 20 statements was given to expert groups and evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated for academics, forest engineers, and all experts as 0.764, 0.693, and 0.718, respectively. As a result of the MANOVA analysis, the awareness of the academics on the environmental impact of roads varies according to age (Wilk' Lambda = .015, p < .05) and work experience (Wilk' Lambda = .003, p < .05) and however, no variation was observed related to gender (Wilk' Lambda = .574, p > .05). It was found that the awareness of forest engineers working in the sector did not differ according to their demographic characteristics. However, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of awareness of the environmental impact of roads among the expert groups (Wilk' Lambda = .706, p < .05). According to results of the chi-square test, while there was a difference in 16 statements (p < 0.05), it was determined that there were only 4 statements that showed no differences (p > 0.05).