LEADER 03936nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910957647103321 005 20251116210445.0 010 $a9786613225566 010 $a9780774805742 010 $a0774805749 010 $a9781283225564 010 $a1283225565 010 $a9780774854191 010 $a0774854197 035 $a(CKB)2560000000049645 035 $a(EBL)3245751 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000381720 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11285794 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381720 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10401153 035 $a(PQKB)11224365 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404045 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00327119 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/x439bg 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412228 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245751 035 $a(BIP)1870547 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000049645 100 $a19921105d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBalancing act $eenvironmental issues in forestry /$fHamish Kimmins 205 $aSecond edition. 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1997 215 $a1 online resource (305 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a9780774804264 311 0 $a0774804262 311 0 $a9780774804356 311 0 $a0774804351 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-241) and index. 327 $aIntro; 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? 327 $a10 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'? 327 $a17 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 330 $aReflects 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 531 $aBALANCING ACT 606 $aForest ecology 606 $aForests and forestry$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aForest ecology. 615 0$aForests and forestry$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a333.75/16 700 $aKimmins$b J. P$0440023 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957647103321 996 $aBalancing act$94358111 997 $aUNINA