The purpose of this subject is to examine forests as multiple use resource systems and to investigate how integrated ecological, economic and socio-cultural analyses can provide for land use decisions leading towards sustainable multiple use of forest ecosystems in the tropics. Concepts of multiple use and sustainability. International and national policy initiatives and case studies associated with implementation in the tropics. Interaction between biophysical, economic and socio-cultural factors in determining a framework for interdisciplinary analysis of forests as resource systems. This module reviews principles and practice introduced in earlier subjects, as they apply to forest resources analysis.
Tutorials focus on case studies from different tropical regions and cultures.
Lessons for the future use of forests in developing and developed tropical countries. References Dargavel, John. Fashioning Australia's Forests. Oxford University Press Fergusen, I.S. 1996. Sustainable Forest Management.