Balancing act : environmental issues in forestry / / Hamish Kimmins |
Autore | Kimmins J. P |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 199. |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 634.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry
Forest management - Environmental aspects Forest ecology |
ISBN |
0-7748-0574-9
1-283-22556-5 9786613225566 0-7748-5419-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro; 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?
10 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'? 17 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791452603321 |
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Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 199. | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Balancing act : environmental issues in forestry / / Hamish Kimmins |
Autore | Kimmins J. P |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 199. |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 634.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Forests and forestry
Forest management - Environmental aspects Forest ecology |
ISBN |
0-7748-0574-9
1-283-22556-5 9786613225566 0-7748-5419-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro; 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?
10 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'? 17 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821889203321 |
Kimmins J. P
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Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 199. | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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