Description
| Product ID: | 9781138573185 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks |
| Title: | Handbook of Forest Resource Economics |
| Authors: | Author: Janaki Alavalapati, Shashi Kant |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | Environmental economics, Environmental economics, Agribusiness and primary industries, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Forestry and silviculture, Primary industries, Environmental science, engineering & technology, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques |
| Description: | It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Written by leaders in the field, this handbook provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest economics, including both traditional forestry as well as the wider environmental role of forests. A definitive reference volume for students. It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the livelihoods of many local people. This handbook provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest economics, including traditional forest economics of timber production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural disturbances; economics of forest property rights and certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the book represents a definitive reference volume for students of economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and management. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-10-27 |
