Towards sustainable management of the boreal forest / / editors, Philip J. Burton [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Ottawa : , : NRC Research Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (v, 1039 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 333.75; 634.9/2
• Soggetto topico: Taigas - Management; Taigas - Canada - Management; Sustainable forestry; Sustainable forestry - Canada; Forest management; Forest management - Canada
• Altri autori: BurtonPhilip Joseph <1957->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The current state of boreal forestry and the drive for change; Chapter 2 Sustainability and sustainable forest management; Chapter 3 Just another stakeholder? First Nations and sustainable forest management in Canada's boreal forest; Chapter 4 Public involvement in sustainable boreal forest management; Chapter 5 Milltown revisited: strategies for assessing and enhancing forest-dependent community sustainability; Chapter 6 The economics of boreal forest management; Chapter 7 Designing institutions for sustainable forest management ; Chapter 8 A process approach to understanding disturbance and forest dynamics for sustainable forestry Chapter 9 Comparing forest management to natural processes; Chapter 10 Impacts of forest disturbance on boreal surface waters in Canada; Chapter 11 Forest management planning based on natural disturbance and forest dynamics; Chapter 12 Tactical forest planning and landscape design; Chapter 13 Nature-based silviculture for sustaining a variety of boreal forest values; Chapter 14 Modelling tools to assess the sustainability of forest management scenarios ; Chapter 15 Minimizing negative environmental impacts of forest harvesting operations Chapter 16 Residues generated by the forest products industry; Chapter 17 Forest industry aqueous effluents and the aquatic environment; Chapter 18 The fate, effects, and mitigation of atmospheric emissions from the forest products industry; Chapter 19 Reducing, reusing, and recycling solid wastes from wood fibre processing; Chapter 20 Carbon balance and climate change in boreal forests; Chapter 21 Adaptive management: progress and prospects for Canadian forests; Chapter 22 Implementing sustainable forest management: some case studies Chapter 23 Sustainable forest management as license to think and to try something different; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A summary of the state-of-the-art in boreal forest management, this book provides a progressive vision for all of the world's northern forests. Top-notch forestry scientists and researchers author this selection of chapters based on recent research conducted by the Sustainable Forest Management Network across Canada.
• Titolo autorizzato: Towards sustainable management of the boreal forest
• ISBN: 1-280-45210-2; 9786610452101; 1-4593-0136-6; 0-660-19256-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780208903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II