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Title National capacity in forestry research / Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2002]
©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 144 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Compass series
Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Note The Committee "sponsored a workshop on forestry-research capacity on July 16-17, 1999, which ... was an important component of this project"--Preface.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-135).
Contents ""National Capacity in Forestry Research""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""THE VALUE OF FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""KEY PLAYERS""; ""KNOWLEDGE BASE AND PRIORITIES""; ""ASSESSING THE STATUS OF FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""ENHANCING FORESTRY-RESEARCH PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING""; ""CREATING INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH CAPITAL""; ""INCREASING STRENGTH, COLLABORATION, AND DIVERSIFICATION IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""ENSURING PROGRESS""
""1 Need, Context, and Foundation for Forestry Research""""THE CURRENT STUDY""; ""Boundaries of the Assessment""; ""DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FORESTRY-RELATED RESEARCH""; ""EARLY FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING TODAY'S FORESTS FOR TOMORROW""; ""FUTURE CHALLENGES""; ""FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH""; ""2 The Essential Knowledge Base for Forestry Issues""; ""KNOWLEDGE BASE REQUIRED""; ""Foundation Education and Research Priorities""; ""Emerging Education and Research Priorities""
""Stewardship and Sustainability of Public Lands""""Sustainable-Management Criteria and Indicators""; ""Forest Certification""; ""Forest-Industry Priorities""; ""New Forestry-Research Challenges""; ""WORKSHOP INPUT ON AN ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BASE""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""3 Current Forestry-Research Capacity in the United States""; ""ASSESSING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY""; ""A PORTRAIT OF THE FORESTRY-RESEARCH WORKFORCE""; ""USDA Forest Service""; ""Research Scientists""; ""Research Productivity""; ""Research Quality""; ""Research Advisory Body""
""Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges""""Faculty""; ""Forestry Extension""; ""Private Industry""; ""Total Forestry Research Workforce by Sector, Function, and Sustainable Forest Management Criteria""; ""INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""Forest Service Research Support""; ""Other Federal Forestry-Research Funding""; ""Leveraging Research Support""; ""University Research Support""; ""Contributions of the Forest Products Industry""; ""Other Sources of Research Support""; ""EVALUATING RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Personnel""
""Research Quality, Productivity, and Efficacy""""Fiscal Strength""; ""Toward Greater Capacity""; ""4 Preparing Forestry Scientists and Users of Forestry Science""; ""THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY EDUCATION""; ""TRENDS IN ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION""; ""FORESTRY AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT""; ""CURRICULUM AS A CONCEPT""; ""MODELS FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION""; ""Broad Trends in Forestry Education""; ""WHAT ABOUT RESEARCH?""; ""WHAT ABOUT CURRICULA?""; ""ADEQUACY AND CAPACITY OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO MEET NEAR-FUTURE NEEDS""; ""Disciplinary Breadth of Forestry Education""; ""Numbers of Scientists""
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Subject Forests and forestry -- Research -- United States.
Forests and forestry -- Research.
United States.
Forests and forestry -- United States.
Forests and forestry.
Forests and forestry -- Research.
Forestry schools and education.
Forestry schools and education.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research.
Workshop on National Capacity in Forestry Research (1999 : Washington, D.C.)
Added Title Forestry research
Other Form: Print version: National capacity in forestry research. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2002 0309084563 (OCoLC)50096755
ISBN 0309566045 (electronic book)
9780309566049 (electronic book)
0309084563
9780309084567