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People, Forests, and Change: Lessons from the Pacific Northwest
Deanna Olson
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Description for People, Forests, and Change: Lessons from the Pacific Northwest
Paperback. People, Forests, and Change brings together ideas grounded in science for policy makers, forest and natural resource managers, students, and conservationists who wish to understand how to manage forests conscientiously to assure their long-term viability and that of human communities who depend on them. Editor(s): Olson, Deanna H.; Van Horne, Beatrice. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8 page colour insert, 1 photograph, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
We owe much of our economic prosperity to the vast forested landscapes that cover the earth. The timber we use to build our homes, the water we drink, and the oxygen in the air we breathe come from the complex forested ecosystem that many of us take for granted. As urban boundaries expand and rural landscapes are developed, forests are under more pressure than ever. It is time to forgo the thinking that forests can be managed outside of human influence, and shift instead to management strategies that consider humans to be part of the forest ecosystem. Only then can ... Read more
We owe much of our economic prosperity to the vast forested landscapes that cover the earth. The timber we use to build our homes, the water we drink, and the oxygen in the air we breathe come from the complex forested ecosystem that many of us take for granted. As urban boundaries expand and rural landscapes are developed, forests are under more pressure than ever. It is time to forgo the thinking that forests can be managed outside of human influence, and shift instead to management strategies that consider humans to be part of the forest ecosystem. Only then can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610917674
SKU
V9781610917674
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Deanna Olson
Deanna H. Olson is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis, Oregon, Beatrice Van Horne is a research manager for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis. Previously she was a professor of biology at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
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