CNX 168: Forests, Wood & Culture
Forests are the largest terrestrial ecosystems on earth and have shaped human cultures worldwide for thousands of years. Forests affect our lives in many ways, but the most powerful impacts have been through the remarkable properties of wood.
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American Canopy by Call Number: SD143 .R88 2012ISBN: 9781439193549Publication Date: 2012-04-24This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation's history. Like many of us, historians have long been guilty of taking trees for granted. Yet the history of trees in America is no less remarkable than the history of the United States itself--from the majestic white pines of New England, which were coveted by the British Crown for use as masts in navy warships, to the orange groves of California, which lured settlers west.
Canada's Forests by ISBN: 9780773571693Publication Date: 2003-01-01Ken Drushka analyses the changes in human attitudes towards the forests, detailing the rise of the late nineteenth-century conservation movement and its subsequent decline after World War I, the interplay between industry and government in the development of policy, the adoption of sustained yield policies after World War II, and the recent adoption of sustainable forest management in response to environmental concerns.
Forest family : Australian culture, art, and trees by ISBN: 9789004368651Publication Date: 2018Forest Family highlights the importance of the old-growth forests of Southwest Australia to art, culture, history, politics, and community identity. The volume weaves together the natural and cultural histories of Southwest eucalypt forests, spanning pre-settlement, colonial, and contemporary periods.
Forests and ecological history of Assam by ISBN: 9780199081240Publication Date: 2011This text presents an account of the transformation of Assam's forests and ecology from the colonial times to the present. It examines the role of imperial forestry practices, law and conservation, role of institutions, plantations, silvicultural practices, protection and regeneration, and livelihood practices.
Forests in Peril by Call Number: SD144 .A112 D45 2002ISBN: 9780939923892Publication Date: 2002-09-01Delcourt takes readers on her personal journey to document the history of the forest from its elusive and nebulous presence at the peak of the last ice age through its development as a magnificent natural resource to its uncertainty in today's, and tomorrow's, greenhouse world.
Green Gold by ISBN: 9780817387396Publication Date: 2014-02-28Green Gold is a thorough and valuable compilation of information on Alabama's timber and forest products industry, the largest manufacturing industry in the state.
The long, long life of trees by ISBN: 9780300222197Publication Date: 2016A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality.
Trees, Woods and Forests by ISBN: 9781780234151Publication Date: 2014-10-15Forests--and the trees within them--have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as a species. Examining and challenging our historical and modern attitudes toward wooded environments, this engaging book explores how our understanding of forests has transformed in recent years and how it fits in our continuing anxiety about our impact on the natural world.
Trees : their natural history by Call Number: QK475 .T48 2014ISBN: 9780521133586Publication Date: 2014-04-17Trees are familiar components of many landscapes and have been vital in determining the ecology of our planet as well as the development of human cultures and communities. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work?
Wielding the Ax by ISBN: 9780821443965Publication Date: 2009-03-01Forests have been at the fault lines of contact between African peasant communities in the Tanzanian coastal hinterland and outsiders for almost two centuries. In recent decades, a global call for biodiversity preservation has been the main challenge to Tanzanians and their forests.
