Forestry Books

New and Published Books – Page 6

51. Trees, People and Power

    By Peter Utting

    Series: Natural Resource Management Set

    Behind the headlines about the loss of tropical forests in Latin America lies a complex and fascinating story of the social pressures which cause it. Trees, People and Power looks at the various groups, interests and conflicts involved, and explores the repercussions for forestry, the environment...

    Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge
52. Forests: Market and Intervention Failures

    Five case studies

    By Soren Wibe, Tom Jones

    Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

    The economic value of forest. has long been recognized, but the ways in which that value is calculated and the management policies adopted in consequence have all too often resulted in overuse and irreversible destruction. This is spectacularly obvious around the Mediterranean basin, but it is also...

    Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge
53. Saving the Tropical Forests

    By Judith Gradwohl, Russell Greenberg

    Series: Natural Resource Management Set

    The destruction of the tropical forest is one of the major problems of our time. Vast areas are rapidly becoming wastelands which support only a few tough weeds, perhaps some cattle, and the farms allowed to the poor. This book provides a vision of hope: in Latin America. Africa. And South East...

    Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge
54. Plantation Politics

    Forest plantations in development

    By Caroline Sargent, Stephen Bass

    Series: Natural Resource Management Set

    Plantations are playing an increasingly important part in the development and the economies of the South. Plantation Politics is the first book to examine their rationale and purpose, exposing the misconceptions and myths that have surrounded their role, and describing the contribution they can...

    Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge
55. Social-Environmental Planning

    The Design Interface Between Everyforest and Everycity

    By Chris Maser

    Series: Social Environmental Sustainability

    With the environment, climate change, and global warming taking center stage in the national debate, the issues seem insurmountable and certainly unsolvable at the local level. Written by Chris Maser, international consultant on forest ecology, sustainable forestry practices, and sustainable...

    Published September 21st 2009 by CRC Press
56. Meta-analysis and Combining Information in Genetics and Genomics

    By Rudy Guerra, Darlene R. Goldstein

    Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology

    Novel Techniques for Analyzing and Combining Data from Modern Biological StudiesBroadens the Traditional Definition of Meta-Analysis With the diversity of data and meta-data now available, there is increased interest in analyzing multiple studies beyond statistical approaches of formal...

    Published July 6th 2009 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
57. European Forest Recreation and Tourism

    A Handbook

    Edited by Simon Bell, Murray Simpson, Lisa Tyrväinen, Tuija Sievänen, Ulrike Pröbstl

    In an increasingly urbanized world more and more people are turning to our forests and woodland for recreation and tourism. Planning and providing for this growing demand poses challenges that need to be addressed by managers and designers alike. Based on a study of forest recreation from across...

    Published December 11th 2008 by Taylor & Francis
58. Climate Change: Financing Global Forests

    The Eliasch Review

    By Johan Eliasch

    An area of forest the size of England is cut down in the tropics each year. Forestry is responsible for a fifth of global carbon emissions - more than the entire world transport sector. Urgent action to tackle the loss of global forests needs to be a central part of any new international agreement...

    Published November 27th 2008 by Routledge
59. The Decentralization of Forest Governance

    Politics, Economics and the Fight for Control of Forests in Indonesian Borneo

    By Moira Moeliono, Godwin Limberg

    Edited by Eva Wollenberg

    Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

    'This book provides an excellent overview of more than a decade of transformation in a forest landscape where the interests of local people, extractive industries and globally important biodiversity are in conflict. The studies assembled here teach us that plans and strategies are fine but, in the...

    Published November 10th 2008 by Routledge
60. Logjam

    Deforestation and the Crisis of Global Governance

    By David Humphreys

    Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

    Winner of the International Studies Association's Harold and Margaret Sprout Award 2008 for the best book on international environmental problems. This pioneering study examines the impacts of neoliberal global governance on forests and provides an exhaustive overview of international forest...

    Published October 27th 2008 by Routledge