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UNINA990007025700403321 |
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Paratore, Ettore <1907-2000 > |
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Sulla "Vita Tibulli" e le "Vitae vergilianae" / Ettore Paratore |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910957647103321 |
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Kimmins J. P |
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Balancing act : environmental issues in forestry / / Hamish Kimmins |
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Vancouver, : UBC Press, c1997 |
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9786613225566 |
9780774805742 |
0774805749 |
9781283225564 |
1283225565 |
9780774854191 |
0774854197 |
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[Second edition.] |
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1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
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Forest ecology |
Forests and forestry - Environmental aspects |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-241) and index. |
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Intro; Contents; Illustrations, Figures, and Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 Words, Pictures, and Reality; 2 The Peter Pan Principle in Renewable Resource Conflicts; 3 Causes and Time Scales of Environmental Change; 4 A Brief Primer on Ecology and Forest Ecosystems ; 5 A Brief Primer on Forestry; 6 Clearcutting: Ecosystem Destruction or Environmentally Sound Timber Harvesting? ; 7 Slashburning: Responsible Land Management or Playing with Fire? ; 8 Chemicals in Forest Management: Responsible Use or Environmental Abuse? ; 9 Are Old-Growth Forests Forever? |
10 Where Have All the Species Gone? The Question of Loss of Biological Diversity 11 From 'Old Forestry' to 'New Forestry,' and Thence to 'Ecosystem Management' ; 12 Forestry and Climate Change; 13 Acid Rain: Is It as Bad for Forests as It Is for Lakes? ; 14 'Brazil North': Is Forestry in British Columbia Comparable to Deforestation in the Tropics? ; 15 'Future Shock' in Forecasting Forest Growth, Ecosystem Conditions, and Timber Yields: How Cloudy Is Our Crystal Ball? ; 16 Ecosystem Health and Integrity: Does Forestry 'Destroy' Ecosystems, and Can They Be 'Unhealthy'? |
17 Respect for Nature: The Ecological Foundation for Sustainable Forest Management 18 Certification: A Market-Driven Mechanism to Promote Sustainable Forest Management ; 19 Sustainable Development and Forestry: Can We Use and Sustain Our Forests? ; Epilogue: Reality, Pictures, and Words; Bibliography; Index |
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Reflects changes in thinking and emphasis since the first edition, five year ago. Downplays such issues as herbicides and slash burning as no longer critical, and expands the discussions in such areas as sustainable forestry, respect for nature, ecosystem management, and health and integrity. Assumes no background in science. The CiP data shows the author as J. P. Kimmins. Canadian card order number: C96- 910756-0. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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