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Woods and People - Putting Forests on the Map (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Woods and People - Putting Forests on the Map (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Loot Price R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
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Britain's great cloak of natural forest disappeared mostly in
prehistoric times. Over the passage of time and by the industrial
revolution, Britain's economy had become almost entirely dependent
on timber imports from abroad. Shipping blockades in the First
World War meant a frantic search for woodlands that could be cut
down to make vital pit props and sawn wood for wartime
construction. After the war, Britain's tree cover was near to an
all-time low. Only since 1919 have practical measures been taken to
reverse the long history of forest decline, and a hundred years of
tree planting has seen the forest cover of Britain more than
double. Today, tree planting in Britain is motivated more by
environmental and social concerns than purely timber production. In
Woods and People, David Foot reveals the story of twentieth-century
forest creation, and the eureka moment in the 1980s that challenged
foresters and conservationists to work together on new ideas.
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