Forest management : to sustain ecological, economic, and social values

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Forest management : to sustain ecological, economic, and social values

Lawrence S. Davis ... [et al.]

(McGraw-Hill series in forest resources)

McGraw Hill, c2001

4th ed

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Rev. ed. of: Forest management / Lawrence S. Davis, K. Norman Johnson. 3rd ed. 1987

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The edition includes significant changes while maintaining the features and strengths so highly valued by adopters for more than four decades! Forest Management retains its unique focus on analytical and quantitative ways of thinking about forest resources management. Its central aim is still to provide decision-makers and stakeholders with comprehensive, quantitative estimates of the consequences of various choices in land use and planning.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to Forest Management1 Introduction to Forest Management: The Evolution of Principles and Values Underlying Management of Forests 2 Elements of Forest Management: Goals, Land Classification, Prescriptions, and Estimates of Conditions and Outcomes3 Concepts for Forest Management Planning Part II Predicting Conditions and Outcomes for Stands and Forests4 Fundamentals of Structure, Growth, and Development in Even-Aged and Uneven-Aged Stands and Forests5 Quantitative Estimation of Conditions and Outcomes in Even-Aged and Uneven-Aged Stands and Forests Part III Fundamentals of Decision Analysis to Achieve Ecological, Economic, and Social Values6 Financial Analysis of Trees, Stands, and Forests 7 Valuation of Forest Assets, Outputs, Structure, and Process8 Problem Identification and Decision Analysis Tools 9 Evaluation and Comparison of Planning Alternatives Part IV Forest Management Planning to Achieve Ecological, Economic, and Social Goals10 Classical Approaches 11 Strategic Planning for Timber Production 12 Strategic Planning for Multiple Ecological and Economic Goals 13 Strategic Planning Considering the Spatial Context, Cumulative Effects Across Ownerships, and the Episodic Nature of Natural Disturbances 14 Tactical and Operation Planning

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Details

  • NCID
    BA51993692
  • ISBN
    • 0070326940
  • LCCN
    00041829
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 804 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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