Faculty

Bo Shelby
Professor
Department of Forest Resources
113 Peavy Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5703
(541) 737-1490

Education:
BA, 1970, Univ. of Colorado
MS, 1973, Univ. of Wisconsin
PhD, 1976, Univ. of Colorado

Research interests: sociology of natural resources; crowding and carrying capacity; resource allocation; norms and standards for resource management; stream flows and resource values

Current program: social and ecological impacts of recreational use in Oregon Cascades; wilderness areas; instream flows for the North Umpqua and Arkansas Rivers; aesthetic and recreational impacts of silviculture treatments; recreation impacts on the Clackamas River

Courses:

• FOR 207 - Career Development
• FOR 351 - Recreation Behavior and Management
• FOR 558 - Recreation Planning and Management

Selected publications:

• Kim, S.O. and B. Shelby. 2006. Comparing onsite and offsite methods for measuring norms for trail impacts. Environmental Management 37(4):567-578.

• Kim. S. and B. Shelby. 2006. Developing standards for trail condition using image capture technology. Leisure Sciences 27:279-295.

• Johnson, R., B. Shelby, M. Brunson, and J. Leahy. 2005. Socioeconomic responses to silvicultural alternatives. In Maguire, C. and C. Chambers. Ecological socioeconomic responses to alternative silvicultural treatments. Corvallis: OSU Forest Research Laboratory

• Shelby, B., J. Thompson, M. Brunson, and R. Johnson. 2005. A decade of recreation ratings for six silviculture treatments in Western Oregon. Journal of Environmental Management 75:239-246.

• Shelby, B., J. Tokarczyk, and R. Johnson. 2004. Timber harvests and forest neighbors. Journal of Forestry 102(1):8-13.

• Shelby, B., D. Whittaker, and R. Mazza. 2004. Assessing Controlled Whitewater Flows on Washington State's Chelan River. Hydro Review 23(2):36-45.

• Kim, S., C. Lee, and B. Shelby. 2003. Utilization of photographs for determining impact indicators for trail management. Environmental Management 32(2):282-289.

• Shelby, B., J. Thompson, M. Brunson, and R. Johnson. 2003. Changes in scenic quality after harvest: a decade of ratings for six silvicultural treatments. Journal of Forestry 101(2):30-35.

• Whittaker, D. and B. Shelby. 2002. Evaluating instream flows for recreation: applying the structural norms approach to biophysical conditions. Leisure Sciences 24(3):363-374.

• Shelby, B., L. Butler, T. Brown, and J. Taylor. Legal and social bases for instream flow protection. In Sales, B., T. Daniel, and J. Hetherington (eds.) Law, Social Science, and the Natural Environment. New York: Plenum Publishing (in press).

• Vaske, J., D. Whittaker, B. Shelby, and M. Manfredo. 2002. Indicators and standards: developing definitions of quality. In Manfredo, M.J. (Ed.), Wildlife Viewing: a management handbook. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press.

• Whitaker, D. and B. Shelby. 2000. Managed flow regimes and resource values: traditional versus alternative strategies. Rivers 7(3):233-244.

• Hall, T. and B. Shelby. 2000. Temporal and spatial displacement. J. of Leisure Research 32(4):435-456.

• Wing, M. and B. Shelby. 1999. Using GIS to integrate information on forest recreation. J. Forestry 97(1):12-16.

• Hall, T. and B. Shelby. 1999. Changes in use of three Oregon wildernesses, 1976-1993. Environmental Management 22(1):89-98.

• Shelby, B., D. Whittaker, and J. Roppe. 1998. Controlled flow studies for recreation: A case study of Oregon's North Umpqua River. Rivers 6(4):259-268.

• Donnelly, M.P., J. Vaske, D. Whittaker, and B. Shelby. 1999. Toward an understanding of norm prevalence: A comparative analysis of 20 years of research. Environmental Management (in press).

• Shelby, B. D. Whittaker, and W. Hansen. 1997. Streamflow effects on hiking in Zion National Park, Utah. Rivers 6(2):80-93.

• Jensen, E., P. Doescher and B. Shelby. 1998. A new natural resource degree for a new century. J. of Forestry 96(2):15-17.

• Kim, S-O. and B. Shelby. 1998. Norms for behavior and conditions in two national park campgrounds in Korea. Environmental Management 22(2):277-285.

• Kim, S-O. and B. Shelby. 1996. Influence of expectations, norms and motives on perceived conflict. J. Korean Forestry Society 85(4):647-655

• Kim, S-O. and B. Shelby. 1996. Effects of information on user's personal norm and rule-violating behavior in a recreation setting. J. Korean Forestry Society 85(2):251-259.

• Hall, T., B. Shelby, and D. Rolloff. 1996. Effect of varied question format on boaters' norms. Leisure Sciences 18:193-204.

• Shelby, B., J. Vaske, and M. Donnelly. 1996. Norms, standards, and natural resources. Leisure Sciences 18:103-123.

• Hall, T. and B. Shelby. 1996. Who cares about encounters? Differences between those with and without norms. Leisure Sciences 18:7-22.

• Shindler, B. and B. Shelby. 1995. Product shift in recreation settings: findings and implications from panel research. Leisure Sciences 17(2):91-107.

• Shelby, B. and D. Whittaker. 1995. Streamflows and recreation quality on the Dolores River: Integrating overall and specific evaluations. Rivers 5(2):121-132.

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