North american agroforestry
by Garrett, H. E., Jose, Shibu, Gold, Michael Alan, John Wiley and Sons
"The formal history of agroforestry in North America can be traced back to the 1930s when windbreaks were established in the U.S. Great Plains following the dust bowl. It was not until the 1970s, however, science-based agroforestry research and practice gained attention in tempe…
From the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political intere…
"From the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political inter…
Nature and Nation explores the relations between people and forests in Peninsular Malaysia where the planet's richest terrestrial ecosystem met head-on with the fastest pace of economic transformation experienced in the tropical world. It engages the interplay of history, cultur…