Knock on Wood

Nature as Commodity in Douglas-Fir Country

AvW. Scott Prudham

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Scott Prudham investigates a region that has in recent years seen more environmental conflict than perhaps anywhere else in the country--the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Prudham employs a political economic approach to explain the social and economic conflicts arising from the timber industry's presence in the region. As well, he provides a thorough accounting of the timber industry itself, tracing its motivations, practices, and labor relations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-12-04
Mått:151 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt:379 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415944021

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Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Scott Prudham is an assistant professor in the geography department at the University of Toronto.

Recensioner i media

"This book arrived on my desk two days after the U.S. Senate voted down, yet again, legislation that would have begun the process of finally dealing with climate change, albeit in a tiny, timid way. I wish that every member of that chamber could be forced to read this book--to realize that global warming is not some distant threat, but a very present reality. It is a powerful document of witness." -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments 1 The Political Economy of an Ecological Crisis 2 Working the Land: Production Relations in Logging and Reforestation 3 Industrial Ecologies and Regional Geographies 4 Geographies of Scale and Scope in Lumbering 5 Toward Organic Machines: The Historical Political Economy of Douglas-Fir Tree Improvement 6 Timber and Down: The Rise and Fall of Sustained Yield Regulation in Oregon's Illinois Valley 7 Epilogue: Owls, Ecosystems, and the New Forestry