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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163081803321

Titolo

Wood is Good : Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization / / edited by Krishna K. Pandey, V. Ramakantha, Shakti S. Chauhan, A.N. Arun Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-3115-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 480 p. 126 illus.)

Disciplina

620.12

Soggetti

Forest products

Materials science

Light construction

Steel construction

Lightweight construction

Wood Science & Technology

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Light Construction, Steel Construction, Timber Construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section A: Wood Properties and Variability -- Section B: Wood Protection -- Section C: Wood-based Composites -- Section D: Wood Utilization Pattern -- Section E: Wood and Climate Change.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a compilation of selected papers presented in the International Conference on the theme ‘Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood’. The contents of the book deal with recent innovations, trends and challenges in wood science and are grouped in five distinct sections. They cover a wide range of topics like wood variability, processing and utilization, wood protection, wood-based composites, wood energy and the role of wood in mitigating climate change. With the ever increasing human population and growing demand for wood, this book offers valuable insights for better understanding and efficient utilization of this wonderful gift of nature. This book will be useful to researchers, professionals, and policy



makers involved in forestry and wood related areas.