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To Sustain Ecological, Economic, and Social Values, Fourth Edition

Lawrence S. Davis, K. Norman Johnson, Pete Bettinger, and Theodore E. Howard

 The fourth edition of Forest Management—revised significantly from previous, successful editions—offers authoritative, up-to-date coverage of broad-scope concepts and ideas for those entering the fields of forest management, forest economics, and forest ecology. Viewed as large integrated ecosystems that are often owned and managed by multiple landowners, forests continue to be at the center of debates involving global warming and the sustaining of human populations. Because long-term ecological outcomes of forest management activities continue to be of heightened concern to citizens, interest groups, and regulators, the comprehensive fourth edition recognizes the scope of ecological, economic, and social outcomes from the management and use of forest lands. It provides future decision makers and stakeholders with contemporary methods to make quantitative estimates of the consequences of implementing alternative management or policy scenarios for forests. Data sets for computer analysis, answers to all problems, and other support materials can be accessed at http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/Warnell/Bettinger/mgtbook/index.htm
 

$73.95 list, 804 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-436-1

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-436-9

© 2001

Table of Contents

Part I. INTRODUCTION TO FOREST MANAGEMENT

1. Introduction to Forest Management

Forest Management Decisions / Forest Sustainability / Four Viewpoints of Sustainable Forests / Certification and Sustainability / Ownership and Policy as a Context for Decisions about the Management of Forests

2. Concepts and Criteria for Forest Management

Ecological, Economic, and Social Perspectives on Forest Management / Quantification and Implementation of Sustainability Policy

3. Basic Elements and Methods of Forest Management

Introduction / Land Classification / Stand Management Prescriptions and the Prediction of Conditions and Outcomes / Putting It All Together: Integrating Stand and Forest Management Planning Models / Silvicultural Systems for Forest Management / Building Forest Plans in Practice / The Johnsons’ Forest Tutorial: A Teaching Problem to Illustrate the Mechanics of Forest Planning

Part II. PREDICTING CONDITIONS AND OUTCOMES FOR STANDS AND FORESTS

4. Fundamentals of Structure, Growth, and Development in Stands and Forests

Forest Growth, Change, and Yield Concepts / Measurement of Forest Growth / Long-Term Structure and Dynamics of Forest Stands / Site and Density / Site Quality in Forest Management / Density and Stocking / Accuracy of Site Quality and Stand Density Measurements

5. Models for Predicting Forest Outcomes and Conditions

Writing Equations: A Brief Review / Classification and Description of Forest Growth, Outcome, and Condition Prediction Models / Density-Free Whole Stand Models / Variable-Density Whole Stand Growth and Yield Models / Diameter Class Models / Individual Class Models / Available Individual Tree Models / Wildlife Habitat Suitability / Single-Species HSI Models / Single-Species Spatial Models / Sierra Pilot Project: A Case Study of Habitat Evaluations for Multiple Species and Different Forest Management Policy Scenarios / Creation of Special Habitat and Ecological Elements / Diversity of Forest Ecosystems / Species Diversity / Habitat Diversity

Part III. FUNDAMENTALS OF DECISION ANALYSIS TO ACHIEVE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL VALUES

6. Problem Identification and Decision Analysis (Including Linear Programming)

Word Problems and Equation Writing / Problem Identification: The Steps and Language / Classification of Solution Techniques / Summary of General Approach to Problem Identification and Solution / Problem Identification: Applications / Two Processes for Generating Alternative Solutions / Recognizing Uncertainties about Information Used in Problem Formulations / Mathematical Programming / Putting It Together

7. Financial Analysis in Forestry

The Interest Rate / The Arithmetic of Interest / Application of Financial Analysis to Tree and Stand Decisions

8. Principles and Applications in Forest Valuation

Valuation and Appraisal Basics / Concepts of Value / Decision Making and Values / Appraisal / Appraisal Methods / Valuation of the Tree / Valuing Timber and Timberland / Market Evidence Methods of Stumpage Appraisal / Derived Residual-Value Appraisal Methods / Valuation of Forestland / Valuing Nontimber Forest Outputs / Relative Values and Money Values / Willingness to Pay / Estimating Demand by the Travel Cost Method / Estimating Demand by the Contingent Valuation Method / Additional Concerns in Nonmarket Valuation Methods

9. Evaluation and Comparison of Alternatives

A Bioregional Approach to Decision Analysis / Presenting Information for Decisions / Evaluation Criteria / Ecological Criteria / Economic Criteria / Social Criteria / Analytic Tools / Putting It All Together

Part IV. FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING TO ACHIEVE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL GOALS

10. Classical Approaches to Forest Management Planning

Classical Strategies for Forest Regulation / The ABC’s of Timber Harvest Scheduling

11. Strategic Forest Planning for Timber Production

PROBFORM6: A General Approach to Formulation of Land Management Problems for Analysis with Linear Programming / The Daniel Pickett Forest Tutorial Problem / Advanced Problem Formulation Techniques / Matrix Generators

12. Strategic Planning for Multiple Ecological and Economic Goals

A Problem Statement for the Daniel Pickett Forest in the Year 2000 / Formulation of the DPEM Model Using PROBFORM6 / Achieving and Sustaining Desired Future Conditions / An Ecological-Economic Trade-Off Analysis

13. Spatial, Stochastic, and Multiple-Owner Approaches to Strategic Forest Planning

Spatial Recognition in Forest Analysis / Multiple Land-Owner Integrated Planning (MOIP), a New Problem Type of Forest Management with Spatial Implications / Recognizing Stochastic Events in Strategic Planning Models / Representing Dynamic Spatial Relationships in Forest Planning: Heuristics

14. Tactical Planning

Tactical Planning Considerations / Harvest System and Road Management Choices / Adjacency Constraints / Complementary Blocks / Acknowledging Tactical Planning Considerations