Introduction to Forests and Renewable Resources

Grant W. Sharpe,John C. Hendee,Wenonah F. Sharpe

ISBN 10: 1577666283 / ISBN 13: 9781577666288

Published by Waveland Pr Inc, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Forests and Renewable Resources
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577666283
• ISBN 13: 9781577666288
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Few textbooks have served a field of study as emphatically as the seventy-five years of continual availability of Introduction to Forests and Renewable Resources. Widely recognized for its encyclopedic yet engaging coverage, the Seventh Edition is an outstanding overview of natural resource management and conservation policies and practices. Well-illustrated and pedagogically rich, the volume starts with historical uses and ideas about forests and continues with the development of policy, protection laws, and public input. Next, the authors address the distribution, management, and protection of forests, beginning with an overview of North American forest regions. Thorough treatment of wildlife conservation, watersheds and streams, rangeland resources, and outdoor recreation is included in the section on forest-associated renewable resources. The focus then turns to the economics of the forest and evolving computerized techniques and Internet applications affecting management. Concluding chapters untangle the confusion over ownership of forests and the emerging influence of green certification of forests and forest products, in addition to providing vital information about international forestry.

From the Publisher

Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Davis et al., Forest Management: To Sustain Ecological, Economic, and Social Values, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577664369); Edmonds et al., Forest Health and Protection, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577666523); and Nyland, Silviculture: Concepts and Applications, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577665274).