Logging the globe / M. Patricia Marchak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marchak, M. Patricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logging--Economic aspects.

Logging.

Logging--Environmental aspects.

Forests and forestry--Economic aspects.

Forests and forestry.

Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

xix, 404 p. : ill., maps.

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-391) and index.

ISBN:

9786612853586

9781282853584

1282853589

9780773565616

0773565612

OCLC:

929121809