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Technology & Engineering Forestry

Forestry and the Forest Industry in Japan

edited by Yoshiya Iwai

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Forestry, Green Business, Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, Business Development, Environmental Policy
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850315
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $39.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808835
    Publish Date
    Jan 2003
    List Price
    $45.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808828
    Publish Date
    Aug 2002
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

In recent years, Japan, like many other forest-dependent nations, has been facing difficult times: forest self-sufficiency is low; unplanted areas after harvesting are increasing; and forest industries and companies are losing international competitiveness in the global market.

 

Such challenges, however, are not unique to Japan but are relevant - and all too familiar - to forest industry stakeholders around the world. This book, representing the work of distinguished Japanese scholars, is the first comprehensive English-language overview of forestry, forest management, and the forest products industry in Japan. Chapters address the biological and physical evolution of the forest, forest-dependent industries, the social impact of changes in forest utilization, current trends in the forest estate, and the relationship between urban population and rural forest land.

 

Forestry and the Forest Industry in Japan will be welcomed by scholars, students, and policy makers in the areas of forest policy, international trade, international forestry, and forest products marketing.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Yoshiya Iwai is Professor in the Division of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.