Technology & Engineering Forestry
Green Gold
The Forest Industry in British Columbia
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2011
- Category
- Forestry, Trees, General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Natural Resources
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774845076
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774801836
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
A comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia, this book explores the history of forestry in the province, legislation and governmental control, labour unions, community and industry structure, employment conditions for men and women, job security, and “boom or bust” ideologies.
About the author
Patricia Marchak, former dean of arts and professor emerita, University of British Columbia, is the author of several books including Logging the Globe, The Integrated Circus, God's Assassins, and Reigns of Terror.
Editorial Reviews
A remarkably comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia ... deals particularly with the susceptibility of the forest industry in the Pacific Northwest to external economic conditions and export markets. ... [It] should appeal to a broad audience of political scientists, economists, sociologists, natural resource specialists, and regional planners.
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