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Canada's Forests:
A History
by Ken Drushka
Canada's
Forests
is the first book to provide an overall description of Canada's
forests, their historical uses, and their current condition. The
ten forest regions of Canada are examined, looking at how the
human use of these forests has changed from the end of the last
glacial period (10,000 years ago) to the present time.
Ken Drushka
analyses the changes in human attitudes towards the forests, detailing
the rise of the late nineteenth-century conservation movement
and its subsequent decline after World War I, the interplay between
industry and government in the development of policy, the adoption
of sustained yield policies after World War II, and the recent
adoption of sustainable forest management in response to environmental
concerns.
Drushka argues
that, despite the centuries of use, the Canadian forest retains a good
deal of its vitality and integrity. Written in accessible language and
aimed at a general readership, Canada's Forests will be a must-read
for anyone interested in the debate about the current and future uses
of this precious natural resource.
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©
2003 by the
Forest History Society.
105 pp.; 17 photos;
14 maps and figures.
$9.95
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