Author: Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
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Timber and the Environment in Washington State
Author: Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
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Timber and Forestry in Qing China
Author: Meng Zhang
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295748885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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In the Qing period (1644–1912), China's population tripled, and the flurry of new development generated unprecedented demand for timber. Standard environmental histories have often depicted this as an era of reckless deforestation, akin to the resource misuse that devastated European forests at the same time. This comprehensive new study shows that the reality was more complex: as old-growth forests were cut down, new economic arrangements emerged to develop renewable timber resources. Historian Meng Zhang traces the trade routes that connected population centers of the Lower Yangzi Delta to timber supplies on China's southwestern frontier. She documents innovative property rights systems and economic incentives that convinced landowners to invest years in growing trees. Delving into rare archives to reconstruct business histories, she considers both the formal legal mechanisms and the informal interactions that helped balance economic profit with environmental management. Of driving concern were questions of sustainability: How to maintain a reliable source of timber across decades and centuries? And how to sustain a business network across a thousand miles? This carefully constructed study makes a major contribution to Chinese economic and environmental history and to world-historical discourses on resource management, early modern commercialization, and sustainable development.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295748885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
In the Qing period (1644–1912), China's population tripled, and the flurry of new development generated unprecedented demand for timber. Standard environmental histories have often depicted this as an era of reckless deforestation, akin to the resource misuse that devastated European forests at the same time. This comprehensive new study shows that the reality was more complex: as old-growth forests were cut down, new economic arrangements emerged to develop renewable timber resources. Historian Meng Zhang traces the trade routes that connected population centers of the Lower Yangzi Delta to timber supplies on China's southwestern frontier. She documents innovative property rights systems and economic incentives that convinced landowners to invest years in growing trees. Delving into rare archives to reconstruct business histories, she considers both the formal legal mechanisms and the informal interactions that helped balance economic profit with environmental management. Of driving concern were questions of sustainability: How to maintain a reliable source of timber across decades and centuries? And how to sustain a business network across a thousand miles? This carefully constructed study makes a major contribution to Chinese economic and environmental history and to world-historical discourses on resource management, early modern commercialization, and sustainable development.
Land Use and Forest Resources in a Changing Environment
Author: Gordon A. Bradley
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295961040
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295961040
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Understanding Key Issues of Sustainable Wood Production in the Pacific Northwest
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Researchers involved with the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station Sustainable Wood Production Initiative have outlined some of the barriers and opportunities for sustainable wood production in the region. Sustainable wood production is defined as the capacity of forests to produce wood, products, and services on a long-term basis and in the context of human activity and use. The collective findings of these papers suggest that in the future, the regions wood supply will primarily come from private land, and the barriers and opportunities related to sustainable wood production will have more to do with future markets, harvest potential, land use changes, and sustainable forestry options than with traditional sustained yield outputs. Private lands in the PNW should be able to sustain recent historical harvest levels over the next 50 years, but regional changes in sawmilling capacity and uncertain market conditions may affect wood production in the region. Public perceptions of forestry, land use changes, and alternative forestry options are also discussed. These papers present preliminary findings and proposals for future work designed to help us understand the key issues related to sustainable wood production.
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Researchers involved with the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station Sustainable Wood Production Initiative have outlined some of the barriers and opportunities for sustainable wood production in the region. Sustainable wood production is defined as the capacity of forests to produce wood, products, and services on a long-term basis and in the context of human activity and use. The collective findings of these papers suggest that in the future, the regions wood supply will primarily come from private land, and the barriers and opportunities related to sustainable wood production will have more to do with future markets, harvest potential, land use changes, and sustainable forestry options than with traditional sustained yield outputs. Private lands in the PNW should be able to sustain recent historical harvest levels over the next 50 years, but regional changes in sawmilling capacity and uncertain market conditions may affect wood production in the region. Public perceptions of forestry, land use changes, and alternative forestry options are also discussed. These papers present preliminary findings and proposals for future work designed to help us understand the key issues related to sustainable wood production.
Ten-year Timber Resource Management Plan, Shelton Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit, Olympic National Forest, Mason and Grays Harbor Counties, Washington
Author: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Proposed Forest Practices
Author: Washington (State). Forest Practices Board
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Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Wildlife Habitats in Managed Forests
Author: Jack Ward Thomas
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Category : Forest animals
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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That is what this book is about. It is a framework for planning, in which habitat is the key to managing wildlife and making forest managers accountable for their actions. This book is based on the collective knowledge of one group of resource professionals and their understanding about how wildlife relate to forest habitats. And it provides a longoverdue system for considering the impacts of changes in forest structure on all resident wildlife.
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Category : Forest animals
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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That is what this book is about. It is a framework for planning, in which habitat is the key to managing wildlife and making forest managers accountable for their actions. This book is based on the collective knowledge of one group of resource professionals and their understanding about how wildlife relate to forest habitats. And it provides a longoverdue system for considering the impacts of changes in forest structure on all resident wildlife.
Ten-year Timber Resource Plan
Author: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Riparian Management Area Guidebook
Author: BC Environment
Publisher: Forest Service British Columbia
ISBN: 9780772627483
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Helps managers, planners and field staff set and comply with Forest Practices Code standards for management of riparian management areas (RMAs).
Publisher: Forest Service British Columbia
ISBN: 9780772627483
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Helps managers, planners and field staff set and comply with Forest Practices Code standards for management of riparian management areas (RMAs).
Timber Resource Management Plan
Author: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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