Air pollution and the forests of developing and rapidly industrializing regions : Report No. 4 of the IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change /

• Corporate Author: IUFRO Task Force on Environmental Change.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, in association with The International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO), 2000.
• Series: IUFRO research series ; 4.
• Subjects: Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects > Developing countries.; Forest ecology > Developing countries.; Air > Pollution > Environmental aspects > Developing countries.; Forestry Economics, (New March 2000); Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Plant Disorders and Injuries (Not caused directly by Organisms); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Forest Fires.; Pollution and Degradation.; Air pollution.; Air quality.; Environmental policy.; Forest damage.; Forest fires.; Forest influences.; Forests.; Industrialization.; IUFRO.; Pollution control.; Sustainability.; Urban areas.; Electronic books.
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This book examines the importance of air pollution for the forests of rapidly industrializing countries and regions in 12 main chapters contributed by different authors. Its geographical coverage includes South and Central America, Africa and Asia, including Siberia, China and Korea. The problems pr...

Table of Contents:

• Air Pollution and Forestry in Rapidly Industrializing Countries : an Introduction / J.L. Innes and A.H. Haron
• General Problems Associated with Air Quality in Developing Countries / N. Abdul Rahim
• Air Pollution Problems in the Forested Areas of Mexico and Central America / L.I. de Bauer, T. Hernandez-Tejeda and J.M. Skelly
• Regional Impacts, Consequences and Policy Options in Relation to Air Pollution in Latin America / R. Herrera and N. Chacón
• Forestry Problems in Africa / A.M. van Tienhoven, K.A. Olbrich and T.F. Fameso
• Forestry Problems Related to Air Pollution in Central Asia / D.I. Odintsov
• Forestry Problems and Air Pollution in China and Korea / H. Shang, Y.-K. Kim and D. Xu
• Forestry Problems in South-east Asia / T. Dahlan and D.M. Puat
• Research on Air Pollution Impacts on Indian Forests / M. Agrawal and S.B. Agrawal
• The Importance of Woodfuels as a Source of Pollution in Developing and Rapidly Industrializing Countries / J.L. Innes
• Forest Fires and Atmospheric Pollution / R. Atmawidjaja and D.F. Richards
• Development of the Regional Policy Process for Air Pollution in Asia, Africa and Latin America / W.K. Hicks, J.C.I. Kuylenstierna, V. Mathur, V. Burijson, S. Mazzucchelli, M. Iyngararasan, S. Shrestha and A.M. van Tienhoven
• Conclusions / A.H. Haron and J.L. Innes.