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Jack Westoby - Introduction to World Forestry - 9780631161349 - V9780631161349
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Introduction to World Forestry

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Description for Introduction to World Forestry Paperback. The state of the world's forests is claiming much media attention. This book is the first text which serves as an introduction to the world's forests, setting forestry within an historical context. Jack Westoby has been an authority on world forestry for the last twenty years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
This outstanding book is a history of the forests of the world, a description of their present state, and an assessment of their prospects in the future. Written in a straightforward, readable style and from a position of wide knowledge and intense commitment, it is addressed to all those interested in forests, whether for professional reasons or out of individual concern. The book opens with a description of the evolution of trees, their biochemistry, and their ecological importance in both global and local terms. The author compares the different methods of forest management, past and present, and considers why so few of the forests of the world are managed. He then examines the human impact on forests, from slash-and-burn activities to the accelerating assault on tropical forests. He describes and assesses the current state of the world's forests and considers the issues of forest ecology in both the developed and developing world. Jack Westoby concludes with a critique of current Western development policies for the future of forests, and puts forward a programme that would take account of the scientific, cultural and economic needs of present and future generations. Jack Westoby died in 1988, shortly after completing this book. It is expected that an Educational Trust will be set up which will receive all royalties from his writings, and which will be based at: The Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631161349
SKU
V9780631161349
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Jack Westoby
Jack Westoby was former Senior Director of the Department of Forestry at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Association and the Society of American Foresters, and Foreign Member of Finland, Italy and Sweden. Statistician and economist with UK Board of Trade, he joined UN's FAO and subsequently became Senior Director in Dept of Forestry. Jack Westoby died in September 1988.

Reviews for Introduction to World Forestry
"If one had to recommend a single book to someone who wished to understand the significance of forestry for our planet ... then this might well be the book." Journal of Development Studies "Sadly this is Jack Westoby's last book: there could be no better epitaph." Times Higher Education Supplement

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