Forests In A Market Economy

Author : Erin O. Sills
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401702195
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forests in a Market Economy written by Erin O. Sills and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together contributions from forest economists in the Research Triangle of North Carolina, with co-authors from institutions around the world. It represents our common belief that rigorous empirical analysis in an economic framework can inform forest policy. We intend the book as a guide to the empirical methods that we have found most useful for addressing both traditional and modem areas of concern in forest policy, including timber production and markets, multiple use forestry, and valuation of non-market benefits. 'The book editors and most chapter authors are affiliated with three institutions in the Research Triangle: the Southern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service (K. Abt, Butry, Holmes, Mercer, Moulton, Prestemon, Wear), the Department of Forestry at North Carolina State University (R. Abt, Ahn, Cubbage, Sills), and the Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Program of Research Triangle Institute (Murray, Pattanayak). Two other Triangle institutions are also represented among the book authors: Duke University (Kramer) and the Forestland Group (Zinkhan). In addition to our primary affiliations, many of us are adjunct faculty and/or graduates of Triangle universities. Many of our co-authors also graduated from or were previously affiliated with Triangle institutions. Thus, the selection of topics, methods, and case studies reflects the work of this particular network of economists, and to some degree, our location in the southeastern United States. However, our work and the chapters encompass other regions of the United States and the world, including Latin America and Asia.

Author : Peter H. Pearse
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774803366
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Forestry Economics written by Peter H. Pearse and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a good introduction to forestry economics in BC, including markets, supply, demand, pricing, non-market values, land allocation, forest rotations, regulations, property rights and taxes.

Author : Daowei Zhang
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774821558
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Economics written by Daowei Zhang and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forestry cannot be isolated from the forces that drive all economic activity. It involves using land, labour, and capital to produce goods and services from forests, while economics helps in understanding how this can be done in ways that will best meet the needs of people. Therefore, a firm grounding in economics is integral to sound forestry policies and practices. This book, a major revision and expansion of Peter H. Pearse’s 1990 classic, provides this grounding. Updated and enhanced with advanced empirical presentation of materials, it covers the basic economic principles and concepts and their application to modern forest management and policy issues. Forest Economics draws on the strengths of two of the field’s leading practitioners who have more than fifty years of combined experience in teaching forest economics in the United States and Canada. Its comprehensive and systematic analysis of forest issues makes it an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of forest management, natural resource conservation, and environmental studies.

Author : John E. Wagner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136665765
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forestry Economics written by John E. Wagner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forestry Economics introduces students and practitioners to all aspects of the management and economics of forestry. The book adopts the approach of managerial economics textbooks and applies this to the unique processes and problems faced by managers of forests. While most forestry economics books are written by economists for future economists, what many future forest and natural resource managers need is to understand what economic information is and how to use it to make better business and management decisions. John E. Wagner draws on his twenty years of experience teaching and working in the field of forest resource economics to present students with an accessible understanding of the unique production processes and problems faced by forest and other natural resource managers. There are three unique features of this book: The first is its organization. The material is organized around two common economic models used in forest and natural resources management decision making. The second is the use of case studies from various disciplines: Outdoor and Commercial Recreation, Wood Products Engineering, Forest Products, and Forestry. The purpose of these case studies is to provide students with applications of the concepts being discussed within the text. The third is revisiting the question of how to use economic information to make better business decisions at the end of each chapter. This ties each chapter to the preceding ones and reinforces the hypothesis that a solid working knowledge of these economic models and the information they contain are necessary for making better business decisions. This textbook is an invaluable source of clear and accessible information on forestry economics and management for not only economics students, but for students of other disciplines and those already working in forestry and natural resources.

Author : Shashi Kant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136253289
Total Pages : 825 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Forest Resource Economics written by Shashi Kant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the livelihoods of many local people. This handbook provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest economics, including traditional forest economics of timber production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural disturbances; economics of forest property rights and certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the book represents a definitive reference volume for students of economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and management.

Author : Michael D. Bowes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135888094
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multiple-Use Management written by Michael D. Bowes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Bowes and Krutilla bring together what is known and relevant about valuing the nonmarket services of the public forests and propose a new theoretical framework that allows multiple uses, the biological dynamics of the forest, and the institutional and economic realities of public forest management to be taken into account in forest planning and budgeting. The authors begin by tracing the development of multiple use in forest management and by exploring the multiple uses of the public forests and the economics of multiple-use forestry. They offer a masterful analysis of the nineteenth-century model of the single timber stand on which much forestry practice has been premised. Bowes and Krutilla then take a giant step forward by developing a larger theoretical framework and showing how forest structure and dynamics can be included in the economic model. The authors' rigorous exposition theory provides the foundation for analyzing case studies of management for timber and water yields in the Rockies, of recreation valuation in the Black Hills and White Mountain national forests, and of joint production in the White Clouds Peaks --- analyses that demonstrate the authors' great skill in developing practical methodologies to meet actual forest management problems.

Author : Max Krott
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4Q/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Decision-making for Forest Management in the Market Economy written by Max Krott and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marion Clawson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317357299
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of U.S. Nonindustrial Private Forests written by Marion Clawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nonindustrial private forests are a large and valuable national resource and the best possible understanding of their characteristics, capabilities, and potentials is useful for the formation of national policy on natural resources. In this title, originally published in 1979, Marion Clawson presents an informative description and analysis of the nonindustrial private forests of the United States and offers his best judgement as to the economic potential of these forests to produce wood and other forest outputs. This book is directed to foresters, economists, policy makers, conservationists, and students interested in environmental issues.

Author : Ernest G. Niemi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3O/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessing Economic Tradeoffs in Forest Management written by Ernest G. Niemi and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jagdish Chandra Nautiyal
Publisher : Canadian Scholars Press
ISBN 13 : 9780921627340
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Economics written by Jagdish Chandra Nautiyal and published by Canadian Scholars Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics and forest economics. Importance of forests and forest industries to a country. The production function. The concept of demand. The market. Imperfect competition. Trade in forest products. Time preference. Valuation of a forest property. Rent and stumpage. The forest management firm. Optimal economic rotation. Multiple product management. Intensive and extensive management. Principles of economics in land-use planning. Linear programming in forest economics.Non-timber products of forestry. Market failure and government intervention. Uncertainty and economic decisions. Project evaluation.Some public policy issues.