Modern Forests

Author : K. Sivaramakrishnan
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0804745560

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Modern Forests by K. Sivaramakrishnan Pdf

Modern Forests is an environmental, institutional, and cultural history of forestry in colonial eastern India. By carefully examining the influence of regional political formations and biogeographic processes on land and forest management, this book offers an analysis of the interrelated social and biophysical factors that influenced landscape change. Through a cultural analysis of powerful landscape representations, Modern Forests reveals the contention, debates, and uncertainty that persisted for two hundred years of colonial rule as forests were identified, classified, and brought under different regimes of control and were transformed to serve a variety of imperial and local interests. The author examines the regionally varied conditions that generated widely different kinds of forest management systems, and the ways in which certain ideas and forces became dominant at various times. Through this emphasis on regional socio-political processes and ecologies, the author offers a new way to write environmental history. Instead of making a sharp distinction between third-world and first-world experiences in forest management, the book suggests a potential for cross-continental comparative studies through regional analyses. The book also offers an approach to historical anthropology that does not make apolitical separations between foreign and indigenous views of the world of nature, insisting instead that different cultural repertoires for discerning the natural, and using it, can be fashioned out of shared concerns within and across social groups. The politics of such cultural construction, the book argues, must be studied through institutional histories and ethnographies of statemaking. In conclusion, the author offers a genealogy of development as it can be traced from forest conservation in colonial eastern India.

Author : Conrad Totman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824883706

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The Origins of Japan's Modern Forests by Conrad Totman Pdf

The woodlands of Japan vary substantially from north to south, and the patterns of their use and abuse differed from area to area during the Edo, or early modern, period (1600–1868). Nevertheless, the basic characteristics and rhythms of forest history were common to all of Japan (except the sparsely populated northern island of Hokkaidō). It is possible, therefore, to illuminate the general experience by scrutinizing a section of the whole. The section selected here is Akita, a prefecture of northern Japan whose forests are among the nation’s most famous. Three considerations make this choice attractive. The topic has clearly delineated boundaries, largely because the Akita region was a single coherent political unit during the Edo period; the documentation on the early modern forest situation there is extensive and accessible; finally, and as a consequence of the second factor, Japanese scholars have already published excellent studies on key aspects of Akita forestry. These factors have made this a relatively convenient area to examine and discuss in the short compass of this study.

Author : K. Jan Oosthoek,Richard Hölzl
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781785336010

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Managing Northern Europe's Forests by K. Jan Oosthoek,Richard Hölzl Pdf

Northern Europe was, by many accounts, the birthplace of much of modern forestry practice, and for hundreds of years the region’s woodlands have played an outsize role in international relations, economic growth, and the development of national identity. Across eleven chapters, the contributors to this volume survey the histories of state forestry policy in Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Germany, Poland, and Great Britain from the early modern period to the present. Each explores the complex interrelationships of state-building, resource management, knowledge transfer, and trade over a period characterized by ongoing modernization and evolving environmental awareness.

Author : Charles D. Canham
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300238297

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Forests Adrift by Charles D. Canham Pdf

A captivating analysis of the past, present, and future of northeastern forests and the forces that have shaped them The northeastern United States is one of the most densely forested regions in the country, yet its history of growth, destruction, and renewal are for the most part poorly understood--even by specialists. In this engaging look at both the impermanence and the resilience of the northeastern forest ecosystems, Charles D. Canham provides a synthesis of modern ecological research and explores critical threats that include logging, fire suppression, disease, air pollution, invasive species, and climate change. Providing a historical perspective on how northeastern forests have changed since the arrival of European settlers, Canham also utilizes new theoretical models to predict how these ecosystems will change and adapt to an uncertain future. This is an informed and accessible investigation of an endangered natural landscape that examines the ramifications of the scientific controversies and ethical dilemmas shaping the future of northeastern forests.

Author : Charles Watkins
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780234151

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Trees, Woods and Forests by Charles Watkins Pdf

Forests—and the trees within them—have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has transformed in recent years and how it fits in our continuing anxiety about our impact on the natural world. Drawing on the most recent work of historians, ecologist geographers, botanists, and forestry professionals, Charles Watkins reveals how established ideas about trees—such as the spread of continuous dense forests across the whole of Europe after the Ice Age—have been questioned and even overturned by archaeological and historical research. He shows how concern over woodland loss in Europe is not well founded—especially while tropical forests elsewhere continue to be cleared—and he unpicks the variety of values and meanings different societies have ascribed to the arboreal. Altogether, he provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of humankind’s interaction with this abused but valuable resource.

Author : John Croumbie Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Forest management
ISBN : HARVARD:32044102890795

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Introduction to the Study of Modern Forest Economy by John Croumbie Brown Pdf

Author : John Croumbie Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Forestry schools and education
ISBN : UCAL:$B806128

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Works on Forestry: Modern forest economy by John Croumbie Brown Pdf

Author : Jeffrey S. Theis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Ecocriticism
ISBN : 0820705055

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Writing the Forest in Early Modern England by Jeffrey S. Theis Pdf

"An ecocritical study of forests in early modern English literature, this book is the first to identify 'sylvan pastoral' as a distinct literary form and thus makes an important contribution to the growing field of ecocriticism and the history of environmentalism"--Provided by publisher.

Author : K. Sivaramakrishnan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 0195643151

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Modern Forests by K. Sivaramakrishnan Pdf

This Book Combines Perspectives From Environmental History, Political Anthropology, Science Studies, And Cultural Geography To Evaluate Transformations In Bengal Forest Use And Management In The Light Of Colonial Practices, Imaginations, And Institutions.

Author : Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286860

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Why Forests? Why Now? by Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch Pdf

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Ken Drushka
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773571693

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Canada's Forests by Ken Drushka Pdf

Ken Drushka analyses the changes in human attitudes towards the forests, detailing the rise of the late nineteenth-century conservation movement and its subsequent decline after World War I, the interplay between industry and government in the development of policy, the adoption of sustained yield policies after World War II, and the recent adoption of sustainable forest management in response to environmental concerns. Drushka argues that, despite the centuries of use, the Canadian forest retains a good deal of its vitality and integrity. Written in accessible language and aimed at a general readership, Canada's Forests will be a must-read for anyone interested in the debate about the current and future uses of this precious natural resource.

Author : John T. Wing
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004261372

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Roots of Empire by John T. Wing Pdf

Roots of Empire is the first monograph to connect forest management and state-building in the early modern Spanish global monarchy. The Spanish crown's control over valuable sources of shipbuilding timber in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines was critical for developing and sustaining its maritime empire. This book examines Spain's forest management policies from the sixteenth century through the middle of the eighteenth century, connecting the global imperial level with local lived experiences in forest communities impacted by this manifestation of expanded state power. As home to the early modern world's most extensive forestry bureaucracy, Spain met serious political, technological, and financial limitations while still managing to address most of its timber needs without upending the social balance.

Author : John F. Antal,Bradley T. Gericke
Publisher : Historical Explorations, LLC
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Military history, Modern
ISBN : 9781934662007

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Forests of Steel by John F. Antal,Bradley T. Gericke Pdf

Author : Deanna H. Olson,Beatrice Van Horne
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610917674

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People, Forests, and Change by Deanna H. Olson,Beatrice Van Horne Pdf

Forests throughout the world are undergoing rapid, far-reaching change as a result of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The challenge is to manage these forests in ways that avoid formulaic approaches to complex issues. This book takes on the challenge of balancing local economies, wood products, and biodiversity by proposing diverse new approaches to forest management using new research from the moist coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. --

Author : Sergio A. Molina-Murillo,Carlos Rojas Alvarado
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315359915

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The Paradigm of Forests and the Survival of the Fittest by Sergio A. Molina-Murillo,Carlos Rojas Alvarado Pdf

This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis that permits the existence of forests to the use of forest resources in a modern human context, this book summarizes the interaction between humans and forest ecosystems. Designed for readers from a broad range of disciplines and interests including those from environmental sciences, environmental economics, sociology, anthropology, biology, forestry and human ecology and other related disciplines, the book evokes interest in the development of an integrated approach towards forest ecosystems and natural resources in the context of sustainability.