Forestry & related industries books

623 books were found.

Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber: Communities, Conservation, and the State in Community-Based Forest Management

Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber: Communities,...

Author: Nicholas K. Menzies
ISBN: 9780231136921
Format: Hardback
$124.95

Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision...  Read More >>

State of the world's forests 2007

State of the world's forests 2007

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ISBN: 9789251055861
Format: Paperback
$158.51

Examines progress towards sustainable forest management. This book presents selected issues in the forest sector,...  Read More >>

Sustainable Forestry: From Monitoring and Modelling to Knowledge Management and Policy Science

Sustainable Forestry: From Monitoring and Modelling...

Author: Keith Reynolds (USDA Forest Service, Oregan, USA) ,  Alan Thomson (Canadian Forest Service, British Columbia, Canada)
ISBN: 9781845931742
Format: Hardback
$284.63

In the context of forest sustainability, the book presents the issues related to global climate change and conservation...  Read More >>

Illegal Logging: Law Enforcement, Livelihoods and the Timber Trade

Illegal Logging: Law Enforcement, Livelihoods and the...

Author: Luca Tacconi ,  Frances Seymour
ISBN: 9781844073481
Format: Hardback
$180.00

In many countries illegal logging accounts for a large share of the harvest. This book examines the key issues including...  Read More >>

Greenhouse Gas Sinks

Greenhouse Gas Sinks

Author: David Reay (7 Redhouse Cottages, Threemiletown, , Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6NQ, GB United Kingdom) ,  Nick Hewitt (University of Lancaster, UK)
ISBN: 9781845931896
Format: Hardback
$258.62

This book reviews how vegetation and soils act as naturally occurring buffers which use up the gases responsible...  Read More >>

Logging Long Ago: Historic Postcard Views

Logging Long Ago: Historic Postcard Views

Author: Mary Martin ,  Edward Thompson
ISBN: 9780764326196
Format: Paperback
$42.99

Follow the history of logging as it unfolds across the United States, from the virgin forests of the east, to the...  Read More >>

A Century of Forest Resources Education at Penn State: Serving Our Forests, Waters, Wildlife, and Wood Industries

A Century of Forest Resources Education at Penn State:...

Author: Henry D. Gerhold
ISBN: 9780271029641
Format: Hardback
$90.99

Forestry education in Pennsylvania has a long, proud tradition, having begun earlier than in most other states....  Read More >>

Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests

Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests

Author: Wil De Jong ,  Deanna Donovan
ISBN: 9781402054617
Format: Hardback
$366.96

Provides an insight into the relationships between extreme conflict, the international trade in forest products,...  Read More >>

Chainsaws: A History

Chainsaws: A History

Author: David Neil Lee
ISBN: 9781550173802
Format: Hardback
$118.67

Chainsaws have a curious history and since 19th century they have taken on many forms. From 600-pound steam-powered...  Read More >>

Capital and Labour in the British Columbia Forest Industry, 1934-74

Capital and Labour in the British Columbia Forest Industry,...

Author: Gordon Hak
ISBN: 9780774813075
Format: Hardback
$248.16

The history of British Columbia's economy in the 20th century is inextricably bound to the development of the forest...  Read More >>

Saving Puget Sound: A Conservation Strategy for the 21st Century

Saving Puget Sound: A Conservation Strategy for the...

Author: John Haykin Lombard
ISBN: 9780295986746
Format: Paperback
$56.95

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Trees at their Upper Limit: Treelife Limitation at the Alpine Timberline

Trees at their Upper Limit: Treelife Limitation at the...

Author: Gerhard Wieser ,  Michael Tausz
ISBN: 9781402050732
Format: Hardback
$446.16

Presents research on the ecophysiology of trees growing at the alpine timberline. This book includes chapters on...  Read More >>

The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands

The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands

Author: Gerald W. Williams
ISBN: 9780313337949
Format: Hardback
$130.00

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Michigan's State Forests: A Century of Stewardship

Michigan's State Forests: A Century of Stewardship

Author: William B. Botti ,  Michael D. Moore
ISBN: 9780870137808
Format: Paperback
$79.07

It has been said that Michigan's nineteenth-century white pine stands were the finest the world has ever seen. More...  Read More >>

Plantations and Protected Areas in Sustainable Forestry

Plantations and Protected Areas in Sustainable Forestry...

Author: William C. Price ,  Naureen Rana
ISBN: 9781560221388
Format: Hardback
$67.00

Discusses the various issues involved with intensively managed forest plantations in the United States and elsewhere,...  Read More >>

Forest Quality: Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale

Forest Quality: Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale...

Author: Nigel Dudley ,  Rodolphe Schlaepfer
ISBN: 9781844072781
Format: Hardback
$144.00

Discusses forest quality as a useful fresh concept in forest conservation and management. This book uses three main...  Read More >>

Plantations and Protected Areas in Sustainable Forestry

Plantations and Protected Areas in Sustainable Forestry...

Author: William C. Price ,  Naureen Rana
ISBN: 9781560221395
Format: Paperback
$35.00

Discusses the various issues involved with intensively managed forest plantations in the United States and elsewhere,...  Read More >>

Up-Coast: Forest and Industry on British Columbia's North Coast, 1870–2005

Up-Coast: Forest and Industry on British Columbia's...

Author: Richard A. Rajala
ISBN: 9780772654601
Format: Hardback
$131.87

Offers a comprehensive history of the forest industry on British Columbia's central and north coast. This title...  Read More >>

Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy

Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam...

Author: Karl Boyd Brooks ,  William Cronon
ISBN: 9780295985978
Format: Hardback
$70.95

In the years following World War II, the world's biggest dam was almost built in Hells Canyon on the Snake River...  Read More >>

The Chiefs Remember: The Forest Service, 1952-2001

The Chiefs Remember: The Forest Service, 1952-2001

Author: Harold K. Steen
ISBN: 9780890300633
Format: Paperback
$52.80

In excerpts from a series of interviews, seven former Forest Service chiefs look back at the issues they faced throughout...  Read More >>

The Forest Service and the Greatest Good: A Centennial History

The Forest Service and the Greatest Good: A Centennial...

Author: James G. Lewis
ISBN: 9780890300657
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Examines America's federal land management agency - the Forest Service - starting from its roots in the 1800s. By...  Read More >>

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