Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America

by Samuel P. Hays

Book Overview

Wars in the Woods examines the conflicts that have developed over the preservation of forests in America, and how government agencies and advocacy groups have influenced the management of forests and their resources for more than a century. Samuel Hays provides an astute analysis of manipulations of conservation law that have touched off a battle between what he terms "ecological forestry" and "commodity forestry." Hays also reveals the pervading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822959402
• ISBN13: 9780822959403
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"