Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest Ecosystem Change (IUFRO Research Series)

This book presents edited and revised versions of more than 30 papers selected from those presented at a major conference on History and Forest Resources, held in Florence in 1998. As a whole the papers present detailed analysis of the interrelationships between forest ecosystems and socioeconomic delveopment for thirtteen different countries of the world. Main economic and social factors, techniques and local practices, as well as legal and political aspects related to forest changes are discussed, according to the latest achievements in forest history research.Steven Anderson is the author of 'Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest Ecosystem Change (IUFRO Research Series)' with ISBN 9780851994192 and ISBN 0851994199.