Title: Balancing act :
Authors: Kimmins, J. P.
Date: 1992
Publisher: UBC Press,
Physical description: 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: S
Contents: 1. Words, Pictures, and Reality -- 2. The Peter Pan Principle in Renewable-Resource Conflicts -- 3. Causes and Time Scales of Environmental Change -- 4. A Brief Primer on Ecology and Forest Ecosystems -- 5. A Brief Primer on Forestry -- 6. Clearcutting: Ecosystem Destruction or Environmentally Sound Timber Harvesting? -- 7. Slashburning: Responsible Land Management or Playing with Fire? -- 8. Chemicals in Forest Management: Responsible Use or Environmental Abuse? -- 9. Are Old-Growth Forests Forever? -- 10. Where Have All the Species Gone? The Question of Loss of Biological Diversity -- 11. 'New Forestry': Is It Old Forestry Revisited? -- 12. Forestry and Climate Change -- 13. Acid Rain: Is It as Bad for Forests as It Is for Lakes? -- 14. 'Brazil North': Is Forestry in British Columbia Really Worse than Deforestation in the Tropics? -- 15. Future Shock in Forecasting Forest Growth and Timber Yields: How Cloudy Is Our Crystal Ball? -- 16. Sustainable Development and Forestry: Can We Use and Sustain Our Forests? -- Epilogue: Reality, Pictures, and Words.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Forest ecology; Forest management--Environmental aspects.; Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects.; Forests and forestry.