Handbook of Forest Resource Economics (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415623243 ISBN 13: 9780415623247

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the livelihoods of many local people. 

This handbook provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest economics, including traditional forest economics of timber production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural disturbances; economics of forest property rights and certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the book represents a definitive reference volume for students of economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and management.

About this title

About the Author:

Shashi Kant is Professor of Forest Resource Economics and Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada. He is also leader of the Forest Resource Economics group of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. 

Janaki R. R. Alavalapati is Professor and Head, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0415623243
• ISBN 13: 9780415623247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576
• Editor: Kant Shashi, Alavalapati Janaki