* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic context
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Updated and expanded new edition of an internationally renowned introductory textbook
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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1 A History of Human Interaction with Forests |
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3 The Environmental Value of Forests |
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4 Wood and Paper Products |
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77 | (21) |
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5 Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non-Wood Forest Products |
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98 | (21) |
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6 Forest Dynamics in the Tropics |
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119 | (14) |
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7 Sustainable Forest Management |
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133 | (16) |
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8 Forestry and Climate Change |
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149 | (9) |
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9 Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care |
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158 | (27) |
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185 | (33) |
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11 International Forest Policy |
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218 | (15) |
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| Index |
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Roger Sands is Emeritus Professor (NZ School of Forestry, University of Canterbury) and also Principal Honorary Fellow (School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne)
