02857nam a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006002400350007810000170011324501020013026000270023230000280025949000360028752020570032365000190238065000290239965300200242865300210244865300240246965300250249365300180251865300240253665300310256019475762013-02-01       2009    bl uuuu      00u1 u    #d  a97890481330177 a10.1007/978-90-481-3301-72DOI1 aSPATHELF, P.  aSustainable Forest Management in a Changing WorldbA European Perspective.h[electronic resource]  aSpringer eBooks.c2009  aXII, 258p. 19cdigital.  aManaging Forest Ecosystems,v19  a&ltP&gtWith its 250-year history, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is now viewed as a model for managing forests worldwide. Yet despite the frequent use of the term there remain many questions concerning its meanings, criteria as well as its practical application. &lt/P&gt &ltP&gt&lt/P&gt &ltP&gtThis book explores the current potential of SFM within the context of the rapid changes occurring in our natural and social environment, and examines the broad range issues – climate change, finance, governance, policy, certification, reduced-impact logging, non-timber products and services and stakeholder participation in land-use decisions – within the context of forest use, functions and conservation.&lt/P&gt &ltP&gt&lt/P&gt &ltP&gtWith contributions from high-level representatives from the World Bank, FAO, IUCN and UNEP, as well as from leading academics – and including case studies from Europe and the tropics – this timely synthesis will provide a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers interested in forest and natural resource management, participatory and extension research, forest ecology and ecosystem services, functions and values, as well as for those involved in forest policy at local, regional and international levels.&lt/P&gt &ltP&gt &lt/P&gt &ltP&gt'Every so often, a discipline should take stock where we are and where we are going. This book is doing that in a very timely manner. As we gain an appreciation of the magnitude and implications of future changes, the authors present views and ideas on a wide range of topics related to sustainable forest management. They provide a much needed overview of challenges in the face of climate and other aspects of global change. The book incorporates recent advances in a variety of fields and provides suggestions for solutions to important management problems that range from theoretical approaches to practical applications.' Klaus J. Puettmann, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA&lt/P&gt  aclimate change  arenewable energy sources  aApplied Ecology  aClimatic changes  aForestry Management  aForests and forestry  aLife Sciences  aNature Conservation  aRenewable and Green Energy