Logging the globe [[electronic resource] /] / M. Patricia Marchak

• Autore: Marchak M. Patricia
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: xix, 404 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 338.1/7498
• Soggetto topico: Logging - Economic aspects; Logging - Environmental aspects; Forests and forestry - Economic aspects; Forests and forestry - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-391) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Tables -- Figures -- Measurements and Abbrevations -- Acknowledgments -- Globalization and Restructuring of the Forest Industry -- Northern Forests Northern Industry -- Northern Forestry in Changing Conditions -- Restructuring the Northern Industry -- The Profligate Century and Its Aftermath in British Columbia: A Case Study -- Japan and the Creation of the Global Forest Industry -- Forests and People in the Southern Hemisphere -- Tropical Forests and Forest Dwellers -- Industrial Forestry in the Southern Hemisphere -- The Tropical Forestry Action Plan and Plantation Forestry -- Thailand, the Land No One Should Use: A Case Study -- Indonesia – Peddlars, Princes, and Loggers: A Case Study -- The Plantation Economy in Brazil: A Case Study -- Chilean Temperate and Plantation Forests: A Case Study -- Conclusion: Sustainable Forests and Communities -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Patricia Marchak examines issues particular to the northern and southern regions and the global effects of trends in each region, using British Columbia, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, and Thailand as full case studies and Malaysia, Myanmar, and other south-east Asian regions as shorter case studies. She also examines Japanese forestry and the Japanese paper industry. Logging the Globe provides in-depth analyses of the restructuring of the global division of labour; the effect of Japanese demand for pulp; changes in employment, production, land policies, and markets in northern countries; deforestation; plantation forestry; and the influence of European, North American, and Japanese companies on tropical forests and peoples. Marchak considers whether industrial forestry is sustainable and suggests ways in which global demand for forest products can be met in more efficient and more nearly sustainable ways. Logging the Globe presents a global picture of a critically important environmental and social issue. It will be of great interest to professionals in the industry, policy makers and environmental activists, and those concerned with environmental and social issues.
• Titolo autorizzato: Logging the globe
• ISBN: 1-282-85358-9; 9786612853586; 0-7735-6561-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782619703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II