Sustainable forestry : from monitoring and modelling to knowledge management and policy science.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Keith M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable forestry--Congresses.

Sustainable forestry.

Forest policy--Congresses.

Forest policy.

Forest management--Congresses.

Forest management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 527 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies.

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Overview; Part I. Science and Policy; Part II. Inventory and Monitoring; Part III. Statistics and Modelling; Part IV. Information and Knowledge Management; Index;

Notes:

Keynote information from selected papters from the conference held in Edinburg April 2006.

Editors: Keith M. Reynolds ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-81200-1

9786610812004

1-84593-175-0

OCLC:

181156854