Forests at the wildland-urban interface
Subtitle: conservation and management
By: edited by Susan W. Vince ... [et al.].
Contributors: Vince, Susan W.
Series: Integrative studies in water management and land development
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Forest conservation; Forest management; Forest policy
Description: "Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservation and Management provides information, strategies, and tools to enhance natural resource management, planning, and policymaking at the wildland-urban interface." "By combining science and management, theory and practical problem solving, this book addresses a broad range of issues associated with the wildland-urban interface and provides possible solutions. Natural resource professionals and urban planners will find this a crucial resource for coordinating and implementing sound policy and practice."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: PART I: THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE: Introduction: The city is moving to our frontier's doorstep / Mary L. Duryea and Susan W. Vince; title: The challenge of maintaining working forests at the wildland-urban interface / John C. Gordon, R. Neil Simpson, and Joyce K. Berry; title: An assessment of the Southern wildland-urban interface / L. Annie Hermansen and Edward A. Macie; title: PART II: PLANNING AND MANAGING GROWTH: Economic values at the fringe: land use and forestry in the wildland-urban interface / David W. Marcouiller; title: Overview of policies influencing the wildland-urban interface / Janaki R.R. Alavalapati; title: Land-use planning and zoning at the wildland-urban interface / Margaret Myszewski and James E. Kundell; title: Developing land while retaining environmental values: a modern search for the grail / Douglas R. Porter and Lindell L. Marsh; title: Landscape assessment / Elizabeth Kramer; title: PART III: HUMAN DIMENSIONS AND THE INTERFACE: Tools to reach, educate, and involve citizens / Martha C. Monroe; title: Planning and managing for recreation in the wildland-urban interface / Taylor V, Stein; title: PART IV: CONSERVING AND MANAGING FORESTS FOR ECOLOGICAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS: Ecological assessment and planning in the wildland-urban interface: a landscape perspective / Wayne C. Zipperer; title: Managing hydrological impacts on urbanization / Larry V. Korhnak and Susan W. Vince; title: Managing for fire in the interface: challenges and opportunities / Alan L. Long, Dale D. Wade, and Frank C. Beall; title: Forest health in the wildland-urban interface: insects and diseases / Edward L. Barnard; title: Invasive plants in the wildland-urban interface / Sarah Reichard; title: PART V: CONSERVING AND MANAGING FORESTS UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERSHIPS: Managing industrial forestlands at the interface / Kenneth R. Munson and Sharon G. Haines; title: Managing private nonindustrial forestlands at the interface / William G. Hubbard and David A. Hoge; title: The challenges of managing public lands in the wildland-urban interface / John F. Dwyer and Deborah J. Chavez.