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American Forests - Nature, Culture, and Politics (Paperback, New)
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American Forests - Nature, Culture, and Politics (Paperback, New)
Series: Development of Western Resources
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Endangered ecosystem or renewable resource? How we feel about
forests has to do with more than trees. This interdisciplinary
collection of essays examines the history of forestry in the United
States, exploring the impact of the discipline on natural and human
landscapes since the mid-nineteenth century. Through important
articles that have helped define the field, it assesses the
development of the forestry profession and the U.S. Forest Service,
analyzes the political and scientific controversies that have
marked forestry's evolution, and discloses the transformations in
America's commitment to its forested estate. American Forests
highlights the intersection of the political, social, and
environmental forces that have determined the use and abuse of
American forests. It examines changes both in the assumptions that
have defined forest management and in the scientific approach
to-and political justification for-timber harvesting in our
national forests. It sheds light on the ongoing debate between
utilization and conservation, addressing arguments from
environmentalists, the timber industry, sportsmen, and politicians
while exploring the interaction between public opinion and public
policy. It provides sharp insights into the most important players
in the politics of forestry, from George Perkins Marsh and Berhard
Fernow to Gifford Pinchot and Teddy Roosevelt. And it addresses
issues as wide-ranging as budgeting, clearcutting, and the
regulation of livestock grazing on national forest lands. This
multifaceted volume draws on the insights of scholars in
conservation and ecology, economics, history, law, and political
science to make a definitive contribution to the study and practice
of forestry. By both clarifying and extending recent debate about
the political purpose, scientific character, and environmental
rationales of forestry in America, it will help define the place of
forests in our future.
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