{"product_id":"the-social-lives-of-forests-past-present-and-future-of-woodland-resurgence-paperback","title":"The Social Lives of Forests: Past, Present, and Future of Woodland Resurgence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanna B. Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForests are in decline, and the threats these outposts of nature face-including deforestation, degradation, and fragmentation-are the result of human culture. Or are they? This volume calls these assumptions into question, revealing forests' past, present, and future conditions to be the joint products of a host of natural and cultural forces. Moreover, in many cases the coalescence of these forces-from local ecologies to competing knowledge systems-has masked a significant contemporary trend of woodland resurgence, even in the forests of the tropics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on the history and current use of woodlands from India to the Amazon, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Lives of Forests\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to build a coherent view of forests sited at the nexus of nature, culture, and development. With chapters covering the effects of human activities on succession patterns in now-protected Costa Rican forests; the intersection of gender and knowledge in African shea nut tree markets; and even the unexpectedly rich urban woodlands of Chicago, this book explores forests as places of significant human action, with complex institutions, ecologies, and economies that have transformed these landscapes in the past and continue to shape them today. From rain forests to timber farms, the face of forests-how we define, understand, and maintain them-is changing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanna B. Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scramble for the Amazon and the \"Lost Paradise\" of Euclides da Cunha\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eKathleen D. Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e is the Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology and department chair at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or editor of several volumes, including \u003ci\u003eDaroji Valley: Landscape History, Place, and the Making of a Dryland Reservoir System\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChristine Padoch\u003c\/b\u003e is the research director of forests and livelihoods at the Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 507\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45884443918533,"sku":"9780226322681","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/JLr6TqfBmq9780226322681.webp?v=1771833250","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-social-lives-of-forests-past-present-and-future-of-woodland-resurgence-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}