Author : Michael Hibbard
Release : 1996-07
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Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Frameworks for Sustainable Forests and Communities by : Michael Hibbard
Download or read book Frameworks for Sustainable Forests and Communities written by Michael Hibbard. This book was released on 1996-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectively, the chapters in this exploratory study constitute a review of community economic development as a response in the Pacific Northwest to the globalization of the timber industry. The history of federal policies concerning forest communities & timber production is discussed, & recent social & economic changes that are profoundly affecting forest communities are examined. Case studies of new approaches to creating jobs & wealth in forest communities are presented as well as research into the link between economic development & social & political development. Charts & tables.