National capacity in forestry research [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 p.)
• Disciplina: 634.9
• Soggetto topico: Forests and forestry - Research - United States; Forests and forestry - United States; Forests and forestry - Research; Forestry schools and education
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: The Committee "sponsored a workshop on forestry-research capacity on July 16-17, 1999, which ... was an important component of this project"--Preface.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-135).
• Nota di contenuto: ""National Capacity in Forestry Research""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""THE VALUE OF FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""KEY PLAYERS""; ""KNOWLEDGE BASE AND PRIORITIES""; ""ASSESSING THE STATUS OF FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""ENHANCING FORESTRY-RESEARCH PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING""; ""CREATING INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH CAPITAL""; ""INCREASING STRENGTH, COLLABORATION, AND DIVERSIFICATION IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""ENSURING PROGRESS"" ; ""1 Need, Context, and Foundation for Forestry Research""""THE CURRENT STUDY""; ""Boundaries of the Assessment""; ""DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FORESTRY-RELATED RESEARCH""; ""EARLY FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING TODAY'S FORESTS FOR TOMORROW""; ""FUTURE CHALLENGES""; ""FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH""; ""2 The Essential Knowledge Base for Forestry Issues""; ""KNOWLEDGE BASE REQUIRED""; ""Foundation Education and Research Priorities""; ""Emerging Education and Research Priorities"" ; ""Stewardship and Sustainability of Public Lands""""Sustainable-Management Criteria and Indicators""; ""Forest Certification""; ""Forest-Industry Priorities""; ""New Forestry-Research Challenges""; ""WORKSHOP INPUT ON AN ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BASE""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""3 Current Forestry-Research Capacity in the United States""; ""ASSESSING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""A PORTRAIT OF THE FORESTRY-RESEARCH WORKFORCE""; ""USDA Forest Service""; ""Research Scientists""; ""Research Productivity""; ""Research Quality""; ""Research Advisory Body"" ; ""Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges""""Faculty""; ""Forestry Extension""; ""Private Industry""; ""Total Forestry Research Workforce by Sector, Function, and Sustainable Forest Management Criteria""; ""INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""Forest Service Research Support""; ""Other Federal Forestry-Research Funding""; ""Leveraging Research Support""; ""University Research Support""; ""Contributions of the Forest Products Industry""; ""Other Sources of Research Support""; ""EVALUATING RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Personnel"" ; ""Research Quality, Productivity, and Efficacy""""Fiscal Strength""; ""Toward Greater Capacity""; ""4 Preparing Forestry Scientists and Users of Forestry Science""; ""THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY EDUCATION""; ""TRENDS IN ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION""; ""FORESTRY AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT""; ""CURRICULUM AS A CONCEPT""; ""MODELS FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION""; ""Broad Trends in Forestry Education""; ""WHAT ABOUT RESEARCH?""; ""WHAT ABOUT CURRICULA?""; ""ADEQUACY AND CAPACITY OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO MEET NEAR-FUTURE NEEDS""; ""Disciplinary Breadth of Forestry Education""; ""Numbers of Scientists"" ; ""Diversity of Scientists""
• Titolo autorizzato: National capacity in forestry research
• ISBN: 1-280-18362-4; 9786610183623; 0-309-56604-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456043103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)