The Forests Handbook, 2 Volume Set

"The style of the presentation makes it accessible to the average reader with an interest in trees, forests and forestry." "provide an excellent perspective of modern forest science and are worthy additions to the bookshelf." National Forests & Timber (Oct 2001) "It is certainly ambitious; the aim was to sythesise scientific principles and practical knowledge to illuminate the foundations that underly sustainable forest management." ITTO Tropical Forest Update (Oct 2001) "The Forests Handbook is a comprehensive collection of modern forest science presented in two extensive and informative volumes." Unasylva, Vol. 52, 2001 "The use of two volumes not only partitions the content into two separate sections, but also makes the books a comfortable size to hold. The quality of presentation is high, with clear, easy to read text and appropriately placed sub-titles." "This is a very modern book encompassing current issues of sustainability, biodiversity and climate change which are paramount factors in today's forest management. It is likely to become a leading text for the twenty-first century encompassing much more than just standard silvicultural practice." Scottish Forestry, Spring 2002 "The two volumes of The Forests Handbook represent a modern compilation of much of forest science. Internationally known authors have written overviews of their subjects." RDFN Online Noticeboard, Jan 2002 "Written in two handsome volumes by an international team of scientists and practitioners, the Forests Handbook comprehensively overviews the recent advances in forest science in 'scientific journal format'." Peter Bulman, Australian Forest Grower, Autumn 2002 "a clear, crisp text which answers many of the questions students are likely to have on how forests work and what sustainability means in practice. We'll be buying the two volumes for our library." Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 2002 "To me, and I assume to many forest scientists and forestry academics plus some perservering professionals, the Handbook's main value is in its useful state-of-the-art summaries of several major fields of forest science. It also provides interesting and useful overviews of forest practices in forest types and countries that are not otherwise available. Together, the two volumes could greatly broaden one's understanding and appreciation of the diversity of the world's forests, the knowledge base needed to understand the way they function, and insights into practices that encourage sustainable management in various parts of the world." John A Helms, Journal of Forestry, December 2001 "Among the plethora of recently published books on forests and forestry this contribution of two substantial volumes must surely rank as one of the most comprehensive and useful to a wide audience. It provides a broad overview of our knowledge of forests and the contribution of this knowledge to wise and sustainable management. Virtually all the senior authors of individual chapters have world reputations in their fields and each chapter would merit an individual review.... Many chapters offer fundamental reading for policy-makers, development specialists and students coming to forestry for the fist time and for professionals and educators needing concise updates of knowledge…A review, even a long one, cannot do justice to the scope and detail of these two volumes but it can give a recommendation of their value and importance to the literature and the story of forestry at a time when the profession is facing considerable challenges." Jeff Burley, International Forestry Review, October 2002