Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood

Author: W. Scott Prudham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1136072349

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Scott Prudham investigates a region that has in recent years seen more environmental conflict than perhaps anywhere else in the country--the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Prudham employs a political economic approach to explain the social and economic conflicts arising from the timber industry's presence in the region. As well, he provides a thorough accounting of the timber industry itself, tracing its motivations, practices, and labor relations.

Policy That Works for Forests and People
Policy That Works for Forests and People

Author: Stephen Bass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1136559515

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Since its original publication by the International Institute for Environment and Development in 1999, Policy That Works for Forests and People has been recognised as the most authoritative study to date of policy processes that affect forests and people. Providing a thorough analysis of the issues, options and factors that determine different outcomes and bolstered by a major annex containing tools and tactics, the book offers clear and practical advice on how to formulate, manage and implement policies appropriate to different contexts. These are policies that result in real improvements in the governance, use and economic benefits that can flow from forests to those who depend upon them. This book is essential reading for policy-makers, forestry practitioners and academics and students in all areas of forest policy, management and governance.

Engineering Trouble
Engineering Trouble

Author: Rachel A. Schurman

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2003-10-06

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780520240070

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Talk of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) has moved from the hushed corridors of life science corporations to the front pages of major newspapers. This book examines these issues from the diverse perspectives of sociology, geography, law environmental studies and political science.