Sustainable Small-scale Forestry

Socio-economic Analysis and Policy

New Horizons in Environmental Economics series

Edited by S.R. Harrison, formerly of the School of Economics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, J.L. Herbohn, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia and K.F. Herbohn, The University of Queensland, Australia

Sustainable Small-scale Forestry addresses a broad spectrum of important social, economic and policy issues associated with farm forestry which should benefit production and the environment. The volume presents extensive research in both tropical and temperate regions such as Australia, Asia, America and Europe. The importance of these countries exchanging experiences in farm forestry and assistance measures is highlighted.

‘The authors have succeeded in their aim of producing a source of reference for practitioners, researchers and students of forestry and vegetation management.’
– Peter Eckersley, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

‘. . . this is a neat introduction to contemporary small-scale forestry for students and practitioners alike. I recommend it.’
– Anitra Nelson, Australian Journal of Environmental Management

‘The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the key issues relating to non-industrial forestry. Its case studies provide a useful insight into how small-scale forestry is treated in other countries. The case studies emphasise the broad range of systems and the broad application of small-scale forestry as well as the need for a broad policy approach to deal with small-scale forestry systems. The book fills an important gap in the available literature on non-industrial private and community forestry, identifying the multi-use values of small-scale forestry and the non-wood benefits it provides. It offers a range of tools for assessing the economic performance of small-scale forestry, and calculating the non-wood benefits. The book provides a useful reference for researchers with an interest in natural resource management and a useful text for students.’
– Peter Grist, Economic Analysis and Policy