Sustainable Forest Management
Sustainable Forest Management

Author: John L. Innes

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-12-19

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1136456775

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Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society. This comprehensive textbook on the concept and practice of sustainable forest management sets the standard for practice worldwide. Early chapters concentrate on conceptual aspects, relating sustainable forestry management to international policy. In particular, they consider the concept of criteria and indicators and how this has determined the practice of forest management, taken here to be the management of forested lands and of all ecosystems present on such lands. Later chapters are more practical in focus, concentrating on the management of the many values associated with forests. Overall the book provides a major new synthesis which will serve as a textbook for undergraduates of forestry as well as those from related disciplines such as ecology or geography who are taking a course in forests or natural resource management.

Forest Management and Planning
Forest Management and Planning

Author: Pete Bettinger

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 012809706X

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Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability. Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. - Helps students and early career forest managers understand the problems facing professionals in the field today - Designed to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resources - Presents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphically - Includes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation - Incorporates the newest research and forest certification standards - Offers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations

Computer Applications in Sustainable Forest Management
Computer Applications in Sustainable Forest Management

Author: Guofan Shao

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-09-27

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1402043872

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This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of computer applications in forestry. It is the first text on software for forest management to emphasize integration of computer applications. It also offers important new insights on how to continue advancing computational technologies in forest management. The authors are internationally-recognized authorities in the subjects presented.

Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change
Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change

Author: Felipe Bravo

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-05-20

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1402083432

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Climate changes, particularly warming trends, have been recorded around the globe. For many countries, these changes in climate have become evident through insect epidemics (e.g., Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic in Western Canada, bark beetle in secondary spruce forests in Central Europe), water shortages and intense forest fires in the Mediterranean countries (e.g., 2005 droughts in Spain), and unusual storm activities (e.g., the 2004 South-East Asia Tsunami). Climate changes are expected to impact vegetation as manifested by changes in vegetation extent, migration of species, tree species composition, growth rates, and mortality. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has included discussions on how forests may be impacted, and how they may be used to mitigate the impacts of changes in climate, to possibly slow the rate of change. This book provides current scientific information on the biological and economical impacts of climate changes in forest environments, as well as information on how forest management activities might mitigate these impacts, particularly through carbon sequestration. Case studies from a wide geographic range are presented. This information is beneficial to managers and researchers interested in climate change and impacts upon forest environments and economic activities. This volume, which forms part of Springer’s book series Managing Forest Ecosystems, presents state-of-the-art research results, visions and theories, as well as specific methods for sustainable forest management in changing climatic conditions.

Advanced Sustainable Forest Management
Advanced Sustainable Forest Management

Author: Aduardo Hapke

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781632390301

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This book covers advances made in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). Although it is an old concept, its popularity has grown in the last few decades due to the public concern regarding the significant decline in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is usually achieved with the help of criteria and indicators (C&I). A number of countries have developed their own sets of C&Is. The book covers some of the current researches carried out to test the recent indicators, to look for new indicators and to establish new markers. It contains original research studies on biodiversity, carbon & forest resources, forest health and productive & protective functions. These studies highlight the recent researches done to provide forest managers with effective tools for choosing between distinct management strategies of improving indicators of SFM.

Economics, Sustainability, and Natural Resources
Economics, Sustainability, and Natural Resources

Author: Shashi Kant

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-03-30

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1402035187

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Forest resources are an ideal starting point for economic analysis of sustainability. In this book, leading economists discuss key aspects of sustainability and sustainable forest management including complexity, ethical issues, consumer choice theory, intergenerational equity, non-convexities, and multiple equilibria. This systematic critique of neoclassical economic approaches is followed by a companion work, Institutions, Sustainability, and Natural Resources: Institutions for Sustainable Forest Management, Volume 2 in the series.

Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals

Author: Pia Katila

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-12-12

Total Pages: 653

ISBN-13: 1108486991

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A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing World: a European Perspective
Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing World: a European Perspective

Author: Peter Spathelf

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-12-04

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9048133017

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Yet another book on the topic of ‘Sustainable Forest Management’ can only be justified by new information that is of direct relevance. The contents of this volume concentrate on the very latest factors and developments, thus, hopefully, contributing both to the book’s attractiveness and to closing gaps in the discipline’s database. This book is written for researchers in the field of forest management, international forestry, and climate change-related issues, legal and policy advisors, as well as for managers of private companies who deal with SFM. The authors of the various sections are scientists in the field of forestry and other environmental sciences. They represent different institutions, mainly universities and research agencies in Germany, but also high-level international institutions in development co-operation, such as the World Bank, FAO, and IIASA. The scope of the book is to refresh the meanings and perceptions of SFM against the background of the rapid changes in our natural and social environment. Climate change and the rapid increase of atmospheric CO concentration is a global process 2 with negative impacts of different kinds, among others on natural ecosystems such as forests. A crucial issue therefore is how forest management can contribute to forest conservation in light of changing climatic conditions. Moreover, policy changes such as the introduction of certification schemes and the new emphasis laid on Non-Wood Forest Products justify the re-evaluation of the role of SFM in delivering ecological goods and services from our forests.

Participatory Forest Management in a New Age
Participatory Forest Management in a New Age

Author: Abrar Juhar Mohammed

Publisher:

Published: 2022-06-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9784130770125

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The UN's International Initiative of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has enabled wide comparative research on forestry in global climate change. In this book, an international team of authors who are deeply committed to this initiative provide the first comprehensive account of the mutual influence of deforestation and climate change in various areas throughout the countries of Asia. The authors also report on the policies and programs embarked on by local governments and inhabitants to maintain sustainable forest usage and their implications for fair trade, biological diversity, and environmental preservation.

Communities and Forest Management
Communities and Forest Management

Author: IUCN Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9782831703602

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This handbook is designed for staff in protected areas around the world who encounter conflicts of all kinds. It presents a framework and strategies for responding to different types of conflicts, along with case studies that describe a variety of approaches for dealing with conflict.