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Item Details
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WILDFIRE
A CENTURY OF FAILED FOREST POLICY |
| By: |
George Wuerthner (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£30.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1597260703 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781597260701 |
| Publisher: |
ISLAND PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2006 |
| Pages: |
350 |
| Description: |
Wildfires are an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that have shaped North America's landscapes. Containing over 150 photographs, this book covers the topic of wildfire from ecological, economic, and social/political perspectives. It also examines the policies and practices that affect them, such as fire suppression, prescribed burns, and more. |
| Synopsis: |
Wildfires are an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that have shaped North America's landscapes since the dawn of time. They are a force that we cannot really control, and thus understanding, appreciating, and learning to live with wildfire is ultimately our wisest public policy. With more than 150 dramatic photographs, "Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy" covers the topic of wildfire from ecological, economic, and social/political perspectives, while also documenting how past forest policies have hindered natural processes, creating a tinderbox of problems that we are faced with today. More than 25 leading thinkers in the field of fire ecology provide in-depth analyses, critiques, and compelling solutions for how we live with fire in our society. Using examples, such as the epic Yellowstone fires of 1988, the ever-present southern California fires, and the Northwest's Biscuit Fire of 2002, the book examines the ecology of these landscapes and the policies and practices that affected them and continue to affect them, such as fire suppression, prescribed burns, salvage logging, and land-use planning.Overall, the book aims to promote the restoration of fire to the landscape and to encourage its natural behaviour so it can resume its role as a major ecological process. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Island Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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