Bureau of Land Management socioeconomics strategic plan

"Until the 1970s, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) successfully pursued its mission by focusing on commodity production while striving for good stewardship of land, water, and habitat - an inherently natural resource focus. However, for the last several decades, the challenge of resource management has increasingly centered on weighing competing interests and public benefits regarding the use of and access to public lands and resources - an inherently social and economic focus. This socioeconomics strategic plan (SSP) addresses this changing emphasis and provides a roadmap to guide the BLM's socioeconomics program now and for the next 10 years"--Page 1.