The volumes in this set, originally published between 1953 and 1994 are as relevant now as they were when first published dealing with the ever-pressing need to balance economy (seen from the standpoint of commercial forestry) and concerns about deforestation and livelihoods in the developing world. The volumes analyse supply and demand systems for wood, and the underlying forces causing tree depletion; Ascertain how people buy, collect and use wood in the developing world and analyses the efficiency of woodstoves; Present an overview of the intrinsic environmental and socio-economic resources in a northern Brazilian Amazon state; Deal with commercial efficiency and labour relations in forestry and the implications of these; Investigate patterns of charcoal supply and distribution and evaluate efforts to introduce improved charcoal making techniques.
