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Author:   Berry van Gelder ,  Phil O'Keefe
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.185kg
ISBN:  

9781853392320

ISBN 10:   1853392324
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   15 December 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of boxes iv Foreword v Preface vi 1. Setting the Scene 1 The challenge of wood: the biomass economy 1 From plantation to fields: location of the problem 2 From fuelwood to trees: redefining intervention 8 Social forestry 12 2. Tools for Work - Indigenous Knowledge 14 Asking questions with people 14 Exploring what people know 15 Exploring how people are 18 3. The Classical and the Social Forester 23 New and old knowledge: traditional versus modern approaches 23 The changing role of the forester in forestry 24 4. The Way Forward 31 Understanding existing management: the least cost solution 31 Traditional versus farm nurseries 42 Seedlings or seed? - simplifying tree establishment 45 Technical issues: the question of species 45 Agroforestry production systems 54 5. The Practicalities of Intervention 60 The new forester in action 60 A model for participatory development: thinking through the process 61 Steps for a participatory process 66 Wood beyond forestry: wood in rural development projects 74 6. A New Approach to Training 82 New modalities: starting points 82 Practical issues 86 7. Conclusion 90 And Now?

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Berry van Gelder has over 30 years' of experience in forestry and the wood industry. He graduated form the University of Wageningen and worked for many years in Africa and Asia through international aid agencies like the FAO, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and other Dutch Development organisations and companies

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