Forestry in a Global Context

by R Sands

This book is an introductory text which sets world forestry in the context of social, environmental, historical, economic and conservation issues. It focuses on the world's forests and how people have related to them and how they have been used since the time of hunter-gatherers until today. It looks at the development of forests, grassland and humans from the Devonian through to the Age of Agriculture, the factors determining the distribution of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851990894
• ISBN13: 9780851990897
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"