Dr. Pete Bettinger and Dr. Jacek Siry co-author Forest Management textbook

Just released by Academic Press, Forest Management and Planning provides students in natural resource management programs with a focused treatment of the topics important for upper-level forest management courses.

This text presents an extensive overview of the methodology one might use to develop forest and natural resource management plans and how to develop information to support stand-level and forest-level management planning processes.
At the forest level, the text emphasizes the development of traditional commodity production forest plans as well as the development of forest plans containing wildlife goals. Quantitative forest planning has broadened to include complex wildlife goals, spatial restrictions on forest management plans, and other advanced issues. Forest sustainability and forest certification have also become central issues for land management organizations. Thus, this text not only provides the background necessary to perform analyses of management alternatives, but also addresses broader-scale issues for the management of natural resources.

Highlights of the Material:

• Online access to geographic databases and solutions
• Case study analysis and end-of-chapter questions
• Real-life examples illustrated mathematically and geographically

The Text Also:

• Discusses the integration of wildlife habitat requirements into forest management problems • Contains a discussion of the wood supply chain and its management, a current management paradigm used by industrial management organizations
• Contains a balanced discussion of sustainability
• Provides a broad range of applications from the western U.S., the Lake States, the northeastern U.S., the southern U.S., and Canada

Authors:

• Pete Bettinger, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
• Kevin Boston, Department of Forest Engineering Resources and Management College of Forestry, Oregon State University
• Jacek P. Siry, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
• Donald L. Grebner, Department of Forestry College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University

ISBN: 978-0-12-374304-6 Academic Press

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