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Timber sourcing is shifting from extraction from natural forests to forms of cultivation that are increasingly agricultural in nature. This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to examine the socio-political, biophysical and discursive dimensions of this divergence of wood production from forests.
List of contents
1. Wood and forest social-ecological system resilience—setting the scene Part I: Transitions in forest use and wood sourcing 2. An environmental history of forest use and wood sourcing 3. The evolution of forest use and wood sourcing—a model Part II: Case studies: countries, regions and themes 4. Global analysis of trends in wood sourcing 5. A natural turn: land use change, leakage and forest conservation 6. A social turn: decentralisation in Indonesia—a forestry history 7. A discursive turn: foresters’ speak, and transitions in New Zealand Part III: Transitions and resilience 8. Wood and forests in a post-forestry world 9. Resilience, innovation and sustainability in resource use
About the author
Russell Warman is a University Associate at the School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania, Australia. He is a multidisciplinary geographer with over 20 years of professional experience working with communities and landscapes in natural resource management and environmental planning and design.
Summary
Timber sourcing is shifting from extraction from natural forests to forms of cultivation that are increasingly agricultural in nature. This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to examine the socio-political, biophysical and discursive dimensions of this divergence of wood production from forests.
