Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledge to Practice / Edition 1

by Ajith H. Perera, Lisa Buse, Thomas Crow

Overview

Landscape ecology has generated a wealth of knowledge that could enhance forest policy, but little of this knowledge has found its way into practice. This the first book to introduce landscape ecologists to the discipline of knowledge transfer. The book considers knowledge transfer in general, critically examines aspects that are unique to forest landscape ecology, and reviews case studies of successful applications for policy developers and forest managers in North America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387342436
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	03/14/2007
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	223
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword by Monica Turner Preface Contributors Knowledge Transfer in Forest Landscape Ecology: A Primer.- Transfer and Extension of Forest Landscape Ecology: A Matter of Models and Scale.- A Collaborative, Iterative Approach to Transferring Modeling Technology to Land Managers.- Development and Transfer of Spatial Tools Based on Landscape Ecological Principles: Supporting Public Participation in Forest Restoration Planning in the Southwestern United States.- Transferring Landscape Ecological Knowledge in a Multi-Partner Landscape: The Border Lakes Region of Minnesota and Ontario.- Applications of Forest Landscape Ecology and the Role of Knowledge Transfer in a Public Land Management Agency.- Moving to the Big Picture: Applying Knowledge from Landscape Ecology to Managing U.S. National Forests.- Fundamentals of Knowledge Transfer and Extension.- Synthesis: What are the Lessons for Landscape Ecologists?.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“This is a nicely produced, well edited collection of papers that provides a rich source of information … . Researchers should really address this issue before they begin their research … . This book might be consigned to being an excellent account of what it declares itself to be – the transfer of knowledge generated by models to practitioners. … book merits the attention of a much broader audience. Anyone involved in landscape issues in either developing countries or in Europe will find much of interest.” (Jeff Sayer, International Forestry Review, Vol. 11 (3), September, 2009)

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