The Global Forest Products Model - Structure, Estimation, and Applications (Hardcover, New)

The Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) book provides a complete introduction to this widely applied computer model. The GFPM is a dynamic economic equilibrium model that is used to predict production, consumption, trade, and prices of 14 major forest products in 180 interacting countries. The book thoroughly documents the methods, data, and computer software of the model, and demonstrates the model's usefulness in addressing international economic and environmental issues.
The Global Forest Products Model is written by an international multi-disciplinary team and is ideal for graduate students and professionals in forestry, natural resource economics, and related fields. It explains trends in world forest industries in the simplest terms by explaining the economic theory underlying the model. It describes six applications of the GFPM, three of which were commissioned by the Food Agriculture of the United Nations, the USDA Forest Service, and New Zealand Research.
The authors show how to apply the model to real issues such as the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the forest sector, the effects of eliminating tariffs on international trade and production, and the international effects of national environmental policies. They provide complete explanations on how to use the GFPM software, prepare the data, make the forecasts, and summarize the results with tables and graphs.
Comprehensive, and rigorous description of the world forestry sector
Written by an international multi-disciplinary team
Thorough description of data and methods
In-depth applications to modern economic and policy issues
Detailed documentation of the computer software
Suitable for students, researchers, and decision makers

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	March 2003
Authors:	Joseph Buongiorno • Shushuai Zhu • Dali Zhang • James Turner • David Tomberlin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-141362-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Computer modelling & simulation Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Forestry & related industries Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer graphics software > General
LSN:	0-12-141362-4
Barcode:	9780121413620

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