1st Edition
Perspectives on Sustainable Resources in America
Edited By Roger A. Sedjo
Copyright 2008
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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The vast size of the United States and extensive variation of its climate, topography, and biota across different regions contribute to both the richness of the nation‘s natural heritage and the complexities involved in managing its resources. A follow-up to RFF‘s popular America‘s Renewable Resources (1990), Perspectives on Sustainable Resources in America updates readers about the current... Read more
1. Are America's Resources Sustainable?
2. Sustainability: From Natural Resource Sufficiency to Ecosystem Functional Integrity
3. Sustainable Forests in America?
4. The Sustainability of U.S. Cropland Soils
5. Water Resources Management in the United States and the Challenge of Sustainability
6. Wildlife In America: Sustainability and Management
7. Biodiversity in the United States
Biography
Roger A. Sedjo is a senior fellow and the director of the Forest Economics and Policy Program at Resources for the Future (RFF).
'An insightful and provocative look at the evolving definition of resource sustainability, encompassing diverse resource uses, and essential ecosystem services along with commodity production. Its review of past trends and the current conditions of America‘s natural resources clearly illustrates the accelerating pace of change, and the growing challenge this poses for scientists and resource managers alike.' V. Alaric Sample, President, Pinchot Institute for Conservation 'Emphasizes the critical role that resource stocks play in sustaining biodiversity, supporting ecosystem health and, more generally, providing valuable services we seldom see transacted in markets. Recommended for students, researchers and those charged with managing our nation‘s natural resources.' Robert T. Deacon, University of California, Santa Barbara 'A valuable update both on the condition of resources and the evolving concepts of sustainability underlying their management.' Robert Repetto, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
