A Critical Geography of Britain's State Forests

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Judith Tsouvalis (Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment, Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford)

A Critical Geography of Britain's State Forests

Judith Tsouvalis (Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment, Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
01 January 2001

History: specific events & topics; Forestry & related industries; Management of land & natural resources

Series: Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series

Attitudes in Britain to forests and trees are changing. Plantation forests - the product of the 'strategic reserve of timber' vision that held sway in the early twentieth century, and was turned into a physical reality by the Forestry Commission - are no longer fashionable.

Today's forests are required to be sustainable, multi-purpose, and biologically diverse.

They are expected to possess a 'spirit of place', be aesthetically pleasing, and help alleviate poverty and social exclusion in cities and remote rural areas. This book traces the changing fortune of forests and trees in Britain and people's changing relations with them.

It investigates traditional woodland management practices, and considers how they came to be supplanted by scientific forestry knowledge and methods. It examines the development of the Forestry Commission and its body of foresters, looks at the symbolic function of forests and trees, and assesses the claim that present day forestry has become a postmodern phenomenon.

A Critical Geography of Britain's State Forests will prove useful not only to foresters and nature conservationists, but to all those who are interested in how human beings socially and biophysically construct the environment, driven by a constant urge to find their place and meaning within it.

By: Judith Tsouvalis (Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment Lecturer in the School of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 568g
ISBN: 9780198234173
ISBN 10: 0198234171
Series: Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 01 January 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Critical Geography of Britain's State Forests

This volume is a useful addition to the literature, and it will undoubtedly be used by academic researchers in the field of forest history. * Journal of Environmental Planning and Management *