Forestry & Related Industries
"Forests and Society"Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes
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Provides a textbook on the relationships between forests and society. This book discusses the ways in which society can interact with forest landscapes without adversely affecting their sustainability. Topics covered include: attitudes to, and uses of forests, the creation of forest landscapes, the impact of humans on forests, and more. With illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 241 x 175 mm. Weight: 808g.
Author: (Vogt, Kristiina A., ed.)
ISBN: 1845930983
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Forests in Landscapes"Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainability
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"The Earthscan Forestry Library" series; Innovations in Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Approaches are resulting in forests increasingly being managed as part of the broader social-ecological systems in which they exist. This title reviews changes that have occurred in forest management. It examines the political ecology and economics of forest management. With figures, tables, index. Paperback, 180 pages. Size: 240 x 170 mm. Weight: 497g.
Author: (Sayer, Jeffrey, ed.)
ISBN: 1844071960
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Greenhouse Gas Sinks"
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Reviews how vegetation and soils act as naturally occurring buffers which use up the gases responsible for global warming and the greenhouse effect. This book provides information on the importance of these sinks, how they may respond to increased greenhouse gas emissions, how we can protect them and how they can help us mitigate climate change. With illustrations. Hardback, 448 pages. Size: 246 x 178 mm. Weight: 844g.
Author: (Reay, Dave, ed.)
ISBN: 1845931890
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Illegal Logging"Law Enforcement, Livelihoods and the Timber Trade
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"The Earthscan Forestry Library" series; In many countries illegal logging now accounts for more than 50 per cent of timber. Once cut, illegal logs feed an insatiable demand for exotic hardwoods in developed and developing countries; the result has been an enormous loss of both revenue and biodiversity. This book explores the many dimensions of this issue. With maps, diagrams, tables, index. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 494g.
Author: (Tacconi, Luca, ed.)
ISBN: 1844076075
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Sustainable Forestry"From Monitoring and Modelling to Knowledge Management and Policy Science
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In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges. The experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 576 pages. Size: 249 x 179 mm. Weight: 1389g.
Author: (Reynolds, Keith M., ed.)
ISBN: 1845931742
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Carving Out a Future"Forests, Livelihoods and the International Woodcarving Trade
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"People & Plants Conservation" series; * Examines the links between woodcarving and deforestation, conservation, and international trade with case studies from Australia, India, Africa, and Mexico With figures, tables, index. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 230 x 154 mm. Weight: 498g.
Author: Cunningham, Anthony Campbell, Bruce Belcher, Brian
ISBN: 184407045X
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Forest Quality"Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale
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"The Earthscan Forestry Library" series; Discussing forest quality as a useful concept in forest conservation and management, this book addresses the 'authenticity' of forests and criteria for determining the environmental, economic and social value of different types of forest. It is useful as a manual for professionals involved in forestry, conservation and resource management. With figures, tables index. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 240 x 170 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Dudley, Nigel Schlaepfer, Rodolphe Jeanrenaud, Jean-Paul Jackson, William Stolton, Sue
ISBN: 1844072789
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Decision Support for Forest Management"
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"Managing Forest Ecosystems" series; With illustrations. Hardback, 236 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 531g.
Author: Kangas, Annika Kangas, Jyrki (Finnish Forest Research Institute, Kannus Research Station, Finland) Kurttila, Mikko
ISBN: 1402067860
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2008 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"The Future for Woodland Deer"Management Or Sport?
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With 8pp colour photographs and 108 b&w photographs. Hardback, 184 pages. Size: 255 x 200 mm. Weight: 738g.
Author: McKinley, Roger
ISBN: 1853109738
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber"Communities, Conservation, and the State in Community-Based Forest Management
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Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making. This volume looks at communities in China, Zanzibar, Brazil, and India where, despite differences in landscape, common challenges and themes arise in making a transition from forest management by government agencies to CBFM. With 10 illus.. Hardback, 280 pages. Size: 238 x 161 mm. Weight: 503g.
Author: Menzies, Nicholas K.
ISBN: 0231136927
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Forestry & Related Industries
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"Franchising Hospitality Services"
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"Hospitality, Leisure & Tourism" series; Provides an overview of the issues, debates and challenges associated with business franchising. This text looks at the issues from both an academic and practitioner perspective, in the first part and then looks at service sector groups in the hospitality industry, such as hotels, leisure and catering in the second part. With illustrations. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 447g.
Author: (Lashley, Conrad, ed.)
ISBN: 0750647728
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Franchises
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"Franchise Organizations"
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The franchise phenomenon is largely undocumented and poorly understood. This book presents a look at the key factors that shape a franchise's success. Using examples from restaurant chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, and Jack in the Box, it aims to extract the ingredients that make for a thriving enterprise. With notes, references, index. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 233 x 157 mm. Weight: 572g.
Author: Bradach, Jeffrey L.
ISBN: 087584832X
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Date: 1998 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Franchises
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"Franchising"Making Franchising Work for You Without Breaking the Bank
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"Business on a Shoestring" series; Franchising is a popular option for many people who want to run their own businesses. It's a way of benefiting from the branding and reputation of an established enterprise and striking out on your own at the same time. Whether you want to take up a franchise or franchise your own business, this book is a must-read. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 173 x 123 mm. Weight: 188g.
Author: Clifton, Daphne
ISBN: 0713675438
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Franchises
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"How to Turn Your Business Into the Next Global Brand"Creating and Managing a Franchised Network
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No matter how big a franchised network is now, it started with one outlet and the owner's unique vision. Even McDonalds and Burger King each had one restaurant, and Holiday Inn and Hilton each had one hotel. If you have a business format, and your own vision, you could be the next big brand - provided you follow the rules of ethical franchising. With illustrations. Paperback, 276 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 541g.
Author: Duckett, Brian Monaghan, Paul
ISBN: 1845282086
Publisher: How to Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Franchises
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"Teach Yourself Franchising"
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"Teach Yourself - General" series; Franchising has seen rapid growth in UK. This book concentrates on the 'how to' aspects of franchising including how to locate, evaluate and secure the right franchise opportunity. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 197 x 128 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Illetschko, Kurt
ISBN: 0340925965
Publisher: Hodder Education
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Franchises
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