Growing from Seed An Introduction to Social Forestry /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lacuna-Richman, Celeste (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: World Forests, 11
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Nature conservation.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Social Sciences, general.; Nature Conservation.

Social Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people have used forests. During this time, forests have provided people with countless goods and services, including wood, medicine, food, clean water and recreation. In making use of forest r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction:  Basic concepts of social forestry
• 2. People and Forests: The relationship betweensociety and natural resources
• 3. Communities in Tropical Forests: Examples of cultures and societies that depend on the forests for their livelihood and sustenance
• 4. Participation:  The methodology of social forestry
• 5. Tailoring forest management to fit local needs. 5.1 Nutrition, food security and livelihood needs. 5.2 Gender, class, religion, age, cultural traditions and other ”unchangeable” factors that affect the use of the resource. 5.3 Land tenure and resource constraints. 5.4 Cooperatives and other community organizations
• 6. Effects of External Organizations on the Community’s Practice of social forestry
• 7. Alternative Strategies:  Adapting to new, unplanned circumstances
• 8. A social forestry approach in Europe
• 9. Concluding Remarks.