Defining Sustainable Forestry

by Aplet, Gregory H.; Johnson, Nels; Olson, Jeffrey T. (CON); Wilderness Society (U. S.)

• ISBN13: 9781559632348
• ISBN10: 1559632348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-11-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Before the transition in forestry can be made from conventional approaches of the past century to the ecosystem approach of the next, a consensus must be reached on the meaning of "sustainable forestry."Defining Sustainable Forestrypresents the results of a national conference convened by The Wilderness Society, American Forests, and the World Resources Institute to help establish a common framework upon which to guide the future development of forestry.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Forest Ecosystems: More Complex Than We Know
Introduction: Defining Sustainable Forestry	p. 3
Sustain What? Exploring the Objectives of Sustainable Forestry	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Sustainable Forestry or Sustainable Forests?	p. 17
An Ecosystem Perspective on Sustainable Forestry and New Directions for the U.S. National Forest System	p. 44
Institutional Constraints on Sustainable Resource Use: Lessons from the Tropics Showing That Resource Overexploitation Is Not Just an Attitude Problem and Conservation Education Is Not Enough	p. 90
Designing Sustainable Ecological Systems: A Regional Approach	p. 121
Introduction	p. 123
The Fundamentals of Ecosystem Management with Applications in the Pacific Northwest	p. 127
Sustainable Forest Ecosystems in the Northern Hardwood and Conifer Forest Region: Concepts and Management	p. 145
Landscape Ecosystem Classification: The First Step toward Ecosystem Management in the Southeastern United States	p. 181
Limitations on Ecosystem Management in the Central Hardwood Region	p. 202
The Need and Potential for Ecosystem Management in Forests of the Inland West	p. 217
Ecosystem Management: An Idiosyncratic Overview	p. 240
Social and Policy Considerations in Defining Sustainable Forestry	p. 245
Introduction	p. 247
Values, Institutions, and Sustainable Forestry	p. 255
Sustainable Forestry: Redefining the Role of Forest Management	p. 260
Defining an Economics of Sustainable Forestry: General Concepts	p. 270
Sustainable Forestry, an Adaptive Social Process	p. 280
Spotted Owls and Sustainable Communities	p. 294
Leadership and the Individual: The Keys to Sustainable Forestry	p. 303
Conclusion: Prospects for a Sustainable Future	p. 309
About the Contributors	p. 315
Index	p. 317
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