Forest Management and Planning by Pete Bettinger

Forest Management and Planning

2nd Edition

Pete Bettinger, Kevin Boston, Jacek P. Siry

Elsevier Science · Print & ebook · February 7, 2017

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Who it’s for
Forest planning links quantitative tools with sustainability, climate adaptation, and real-world examples.
Genres
Forestry, Forests & Rainforests, Environmental Science
Published
Elsevier Science, February 7, 2017

About this book

Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability.

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Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. - Helps students and early career forest managers understand the problems facing professionals in the field today - Designed to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resources - Presents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphically - Includes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation - Incorporates the newest research and forest certification standards - Offers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations

Forest Planning Tools

Forest planning links quantitative tools with sustainability, climate adaptation, and real-world examples.

Come here for

  • Economics and linear programming alongside discussions of sustainability
  • A chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation

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  • A case study of a closed-canopy, uneven-aged forest
  • New forest plans from South America and Oceania

Where it sits

Forestry99%
Forests & Rainforests29%
Environmental Science23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Ecology
Authors
Pete Bettinger, Kevin Boston, Jacek P. Siry
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Published
February 7, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Ecology