The Forests Handbook, 2 Volume SetISBN: 978-0-632-04818-2
Hardcover
816 pages
February 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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"provide an excellent perspective of modern forest science and are worthy additions to the bookshelf."
National Forests & Timber (Oct 2001)
"It is certainly ambitious; the aim was to sythesise scientific
principles and practical knowledge to illuminate the foundations
that underly sustainable forest management."
ITTO Tropical Forest Update (Oct 2001)
"The Forests Handbook is a comprehensive collection of modern
forest science presented in two extensive and informative
volumes."
Unasylva, Vol. 52, 2001
"The use of two volumes not only partitions the content into two
separate sections, but also makes the books a comfortable size to
hold. The quality of presentation is high, with clear, easy to read
text and appropriately placed sub-titles."
"This is a very modern book encompassing current issues of
sustainability, biodiversity and climate change which are paramount
factors in today's forest management. It is likely to become a
leading text for the twenty-first century encompassing much more
than just standard silvicultural practice."
Scottish Forestry, Spring 2002
"The two volumes of The Forests Handbook represent a modern
compilation of much of forest science. Internationally known
authors have written overviews of their subjects."
RDFN Online Noticeboard, Jan 2002
"Written in two handsome volumes by an international team of
scientists and practitioners, the Forests Handbook
comprehensively overviews the recent advances in forest science in
'scientific journal format'."
Peter Bulman, Australian Forest Grower, Autumn 2002
"a clear, crisp text which answers many of the questions
students are likely to have on how forests work and what
sustainability means in practice. We'll be buying the two volumes
for our library."
Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 2002
"To me, and I assume to many forest scientists and forestry
academics plus some perservering professionals, the
Handbook's main value is in its useful state-of-the-art
summaries of several major fields of forest science. It also
provides interesting and useful overviews of forest practices in
forest types and countries that are not otherwise available.
Together, the two volumes could greatly broaden one's understanding
and appreciation of the diversity of the world's forests, the
knowledge base needed to understand the way they function, and
insights into practices that encourage sustainable management in
various parts of the world."
John A Helms, Journal of Forestry, December 2001
"Among the plethora of recently published books on forests and
forestry this contribution of two substantial volumes must surely
rank as one of the most comprehensive and useful to a wide
audience. It provides a broad overview of our knowledge of forests
and the contribution of this knowledge to wise and sustainable
management. Virtually all the senior authors of individual chapters
have world reputations in their fields and each chapter would merit
an individual review.... Many chapters offer fundamental reading
for policy-makers, development specialists and students coming to
forestry for the fist time and for professionals and educators
needing concise updates of knowledge…A review, even a long
one, cannot do justice to the scope and detail of these two volumes
but it can give a recommendation of their value and importance to
the literature and the story of forestry at a time when the
profession is facing considerable challenges."
Jeff Burley, International Forestry Review, October 2002