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Forest Policies and Social Change in England (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
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Forest Policies and Social Change in England (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Series: World Forests, 6
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Forestry has been witness to some dramatic changes in recent years,
with several Western countries now moving away from the traditional
model of regarding forests merely as sources of wood. Rather these
countries are increasingly recognizing their forests as
multi-purpose resources with roles which go far beyond simple
economics. In this innovative book, Sylvie Nail uses England as a
case study to explore the relationships between forests, society
and public perceptions, raising important questions about forest
policy and management both now and in the future. Adopting a
sociological approach to forest policy and management, the book
discusses the current validity of the two principles underlying
forestry since the Middle Ages: first, that forestry should only
exist when no better use of the land can be made, and second, that
forestry itself should be profitable. The author stresses how
values and perceptions shape policies, and conversely how policies
can modify perceptions, and also how policies can fail if they do
not take perceptions into account. She concludes that many of the
issues facing English forestry in the 21st century - from leisure,
health and amenity provision, through education and rural as well
as urban regeneration, to biodiversity conservation - go well
beyond both national borders and the scope of forestry. Indeed
forestry in the 21st century seems to be less about planting and
managing trees than about being a vector and a mirror of social
change. This novel synthesis provides a valuable resource for
advanced students and researchers from all areas of natural
resource studies, including those interested in social history,
socio-economics, cultural geography and environmental psychology,
as well as those studying landscape ecology, environmental history,
policy analysis and natural resource management.
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