Visual Impact Assessment Guidebook

Visual Impact Assessment Guidebook

Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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Recommends procedures for completing a visual quality assessment and identifying the evaluation criteria that will be used to assess whether or not proposed timber harvesting and road construction and modifications meet visual objectives.


Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes

Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes

Author: Simon Bell

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2007-12-20

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 1135802351

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Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes is a definitive guide to the design and management of forest landscapes, covering the theory and principles of forest design as well as providing practical guidance on methods and tools. Including a variety of international case studies the book focuses on ecosystem regeneration, the management of natural forests and the management of plantation forests. Using visualisation techniques, design processes and evaluation techniques it looks at promoting landscapes which are designed to optimise the balance between human intervention and natural evolution. A comprehensive, practical and accessible book, Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes is essential reading for all those involved in forestry and landscape professions.


Green-up Guidebook

Green-up Guidebook

Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13:

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The Forest Practices Code guidebooks help forest resource managers plan, prescribe and implement sound forest practices that comply with the Forest Practices Code. This guidebook clarifies the intent of Forest Practices Code legislation related to green-up and explains how to meet the requirements associated with green-up.


Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States

Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States

Author: Robert M. Sanford

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-30

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1000813266

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Environmental impact assessment is now firmly established as an important and often mandatory part of proposing any development project. Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States provides foundational knowledge of environmental review in the United States as carried out at federal, state, and local levels, with detailed information about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its applications, and other relevant federal and state legislation. This book will aid planners, architects, engineers, project managers, or consultants who work with environmental impact statements to assess the effects of a proposed activity on the environment and who develop and assess measures to avoid or minimize those impacts. It will serve as a desk reference for professional environmental planners as well as a core textbook for students who intend to work in the fields of environmental policy, civil engineering, environmental law, resources management, or other areas of environmental management.


Transcending Boundaries

Transcending Boundaries

Author: Rabel J. Burdge

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2001-04

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780756707941

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A compilation of abstracts of papers presented at the 8th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, held June 17-22, 2000. The abstracts explore the social dimensions of managing spatial landscapes for various purposes. The theme of the symposium, "Transcending Boundaries: Natural Resource Management form Summit to Sea," provided participants with the opportunity to explore the challenges of working across conceptual, cultural, and physical boundaries. The symposium focused on how social science research is being brought to bear on the exploration of "boundary issues" in resource management.


Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

Author: Julian Evans

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2004-04-02

Total Pages: 5752

ISBN-13: 0080548016

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A combination of broad disciplinary coverage and scientific excellence, the Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences will be an indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in forests, forestry and forest sciences. Packed with valuable insights from experts all over the world, this remarkable set not only summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques, but also thoroughly covers the basic information vital to comprehensive understanding of the important elements of forestry. The Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences also covers relevant biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, and the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management. Valuable key features further enhance the utility of this Encyclopedia as an exceptional reference tool. Also available online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. Edited and written by a distinguished group of editors and contributors Well-organized encyclopedic format provides concise, readable entries, easy searches, and thorough cross-references Illustrative tables, figures, and photographs in every entry, produced in full color Comprehensive glossary defines new and important terms Complete, up-to-date coverage of over 60 areas of forest sciences - sure to be of interest to scientists, students, and professionals alike! Editor-in-Chief is the past president of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, the oldest international collaborative forestry research organization with over 15,000 scientists from 100 countries