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Introduction to World Forestry
Jack Westoby
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 States
ISBN
9780631161349
SKU
V9780631161349
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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 ... Read more
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