Trees, woods and forests : a social and cultural history / / Charles Watkins

• Autore: Watkins Charles
• Pubblicazione: London, United Kingdom : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7509
• Soggetto topico: Forest influences - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Trees, Woods and Forests: A Social and Cultural History; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Ancient Practices; Two: Forests and Spectacle ; Three: Tree Movements; Four: Tree Aesthetics; Five: Pollards; Six: Sherwood Forest; Seven: Estate Forestry; Eight: Scientific Forestry; Nine: Recreation and Conservation ; Ten: Ligurian Semi-Natural Woodland; Afterword; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Forests-and the trees within them-have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has transformed in recent years and how it fits in our continuing anxiety about our impact on the natural world. Drawing on the most recent work of historians, ecologist geographers, botanists, and forestry professionals, Charles Watkins reveals how established ideas about trees-s
• Titolo autorizzato: Trees, woods and forests
• ISBN: 1-78023-664-6; 1-78023-415-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787929703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II