Introduction To Forest and Renewable Resources (McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources) - Softcover

Sharpe, Grant W; Hendee, John C; Sharpe, Wenonah F

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073661724 ISBN 13: 9780073661728

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003

Synopsis

This introduction to forestry text embraces changes in policies and practices related to the conservation and management of forests and other renewable resources in the U.S. and other countries. Sharpe et al. features a thorough updating of the text including new or revised material on future values and the importance of forests with respect to global warming, world trade, renewability and sustainability, and ecosystem concerns and that's just in chapter one.Additional revisions or additions will include historical range variability (HRV) the latest ecosystem management strategies, Green Forest Certification for sustainability in the Ecology and Silviculture and Forest Ecosystem Management chapters; Satellite imagery in fire control and assessment of effects in the Fire Management chapter; expanded coverage of ecotourism in the Outdoor recreation and Wildlife Management chapter; updated material and new examples in the Urban Forestry chapterThere will also be new case studies in Chapter 2: Forest and Renewable Policy: Historical Developments and current Application, and Chapter 18: Forest Management by the States.Internet applications for forest policy, Green Forest certification and sustainability and public input and satellite imagery and many others.

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From the Publisher

Comprehensive coverage of a broad and diverse field, organized in a five-part framework that helps students to master a great deal of information in a logical way, preparing them for further study and application of the material in their careers.
Collaborative authorship: internationally known experts wrote and/or reviewed chapters covering complex, specialized and evolving aspects of forestry in the 21st Century, and contributed writing was unified into one voice by the authors.
A list of study questions at the end of each chapter carefully written to aid students in grasping and applying the material.
Extensive literature citations make the book useful for graduate study and as a reference for professionals in the field.
Eight appendices with valuable reference materials, including major federal laws and policies; metric conversions; common and scientific species names; information on professional organizations; and a glossary.
Updated and new data, references, case studies, glossary, concepts and ideas, trends and their national and international implications.
Renewed discussion of the future importance of forests with regard to global warming and climate change, world trade, renewability and sustainability, ecosystem concerns.
Latest information on ecosystem management, Green Forest and product certification, park and wilderness designation, outdoor recreation and wildfire trends.
Important current concepts and topics, such as forest health, historic range of ecosystem variability [HRV], and ecological restoration.
New material on non-market values, societal influences, environmental and natural resource professional organization memberships, forest economics and policy; endangered species; tests to assess wilderness management attitudes.
New coverage of satellite imagery in resource measurement and analysis; new wood products; how new equipment is changing timber harvest systems, employment and logging safety.
New internet applications in natural resources to enhance public involvement, accessible through important web sites listed in several chapters.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0073661724
• ISBN 13: 9780073661728
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 560