Overview

This is an examination of forest policy in a selection of major forestry jurisdictions, primarily the major competitors in world softwood markets. These regions represent systems operating with natural forests, plantation forests, initial forest endowments, second and third generation forests, public forestland ownership, open markets, highly structured markets, and various responses to sustainability. For each jurisdiction a brief overview of the economy, the contribution of forestry, the resource base, the composition of the forest industry and the major stakeholders is provided. The policy discussions include forest management, timber pricing and export policy, environmental standards, land ownership and use, and the institutional setting relating to government agencies, taxation, labour and capital. Comment is provided on the evolution of the existing policy structure, and the work finishes with an evaluation and prognosis for the jurisdiction discussed.

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Author:   Bill Wilson (Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, Canada) ,  Professor G. Cornelis van Kooten (University of Victoria, Canada) ,  Ian Vertinsky ,  Louise Arthur
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780851993096

ISBN 10:   0851993095
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Framework for Forest Policy Comparisons, G C van Kooten and I Vertinsky 1: U S South, W F Hyde and W B Stuart, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA 2: U S Pacific Northwest, B Cashore, Auburn University, Alabama, USA 3: British Columbia, B Wilson, S Wang, Pacific Forestry Centre, British Columbia, Canada and D Haley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 4: Alberta, M K Luckert, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada 5: New Zealand, B Wilson and L Arthur, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 6: Sweden, G C van Kooten, B Wilson and I Vertinsky 7: Finland, G C van Kooten, I Vertinsky and B Wilson 8: Chile, D Cartwright, Pacific International Hardwoods Inc., Vancouver, Canada 9: Russia, C A Backman, Grand Prairie Regional College, Alberta, Canada 10: Wrapping Up, L Arthur and B Wilson

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G. Cornelis van Kooten is Professor in the Department of Economics, and the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate, at the University of Victoria. Professor van Kooten has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012) and was awarded its Publication of Enduring Quality Award in 2011.

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