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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778673003321

Titolo

Forested landscapes in perspective : prospects and opportunities for sustainable management of America's nonfederal forests / / Committee on Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America's Nonfederal Forests, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1998

ISBN

0-309-52365-6

0-585-02003-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages)

Disciplina

333.75/0973

Soggetti

Forest policy - United States

Forests and forestry - Economic aspects - United States

Forest management - United States

Sustainable forestry - United States

Investments, American - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PART ONE   SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FEDERAL ROLE IN NONFEDERAL FORESTS""; ""1 Investing in Sustainability of Nonfederal Forests""; ""PART TWO   NONFEDERAL FOREST RESOURCE AND PROGRAM LANDSCAPE""; ""2 Resource and Ownership Characteristics""; ""3 Forest Values and Benefits""; ""4 Policies and Programs""; ""5 Changing Conditions of the Forest""; ""6 Investment for Better Institutional Relationships""; ""7 Policy and Program Investments""

""8 Investment Levels and Potential Opportunities""""9 Investing in Research and Technology Transfer""; ""10 Resource-Owner Rights and Responsibilities to Invest""; ""11 Investing in Global and International Settings""; ""APPENDIX A Table of Contents""; ""APPENDIX B I. Federally Directed Assistance and Incentive Programs""; ""APPENDIX C Definitions of New Paradigms: Forest Health, Ecosystem Management, and



Sustainable Forest Management""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE BOARD ON AGRICULTURE""