Forest resources and wood-based biomass energy as rural development assets

This book if the seventh volume in a series on agroforestry research and practice initiated in 1990 by the Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development and the IBH Publishing Company. This volume originated with papers and discussion during a workshop (of the same title as the book) in 1992, sponsored by Winrock, Yale University and USAID, and moves the series from its previous emphasis on Asia to a global perspective, and to the broader purposes of agroforestry in development. The workshop was based on collaborative research conducted by Winrock's Biomass Energy Research and Technology (BEST) Project and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. There are 5 parts, each with an introduction and papers. Part one, 'The issues and linkages' has 2 papers: (1) Renewable energy for development: the challenge to utility management (Tugwell, F.; Burnham, M.; Bell. R. H.; 5-25; 30 ref.); (2) Tropical forest management and wood-based biomass energy as development assets (Gowen, M. M.; Bentley, W. R.;Stijfhoorn, E.; 27-63; 41 ref.). Part 2, 'Some alternative experiences with wood-based biomass energy' has 7 chapters: (3) Energy use and fuel substitution: lessons learned and applications to Developing Countries (Jones, D. W.; 69-104; 59 ref.); (4) Generating sustainable rural development options around wood-based biomass energies: the case of local knowledge systems (Gupta, A. K.; 105-126; 46 ref.); (5) Energy from wood residues in Honduras (Wimberly, J.; Briscoe, C. B.; Grubbs, K.; Morris, G.; 127-159; 26 ref.); (6) A prefeasibility assessment of the potential of wood-waste power systems for the Indonesian wood products industry (Weingart, J. M.; Jezek, P. A.; Morris, G.; 161-175); (7) Experiences with energy from wood residues in the Western United Staes (Bender, O.; 177-190; 4 ref.); (8) A case history comparison of wood versus fossil fuel as an energy source (Dominguez, J.;191-194; 1 ref.); (9) Effect of a wood-fueled power plant on atmospheric carbon dioxide (Ducey, M. J.; Ashton, P. M. S.; Larson, B. C.; Vernegaard, L. M.; Dalla Rosa, K.; Knoettner, G.; 195-208; 33 ref.). Part three, 'Managing the tropical forest: can it be done?' has 4 chapters: (10) Nutrient budget of young plantations with native trees: strategies for sustained management (Montagnini, F.; Sancho, F.; 213-233; 35 ref.); (11) The development of regeneration methods for mixed-dipterocarp forests: the past, the present and future (Grebner, D. L.; Ashton, P. M. S.; 235-246; 42 ref.); (12) Perturbations, forest ecosystem function, and sustainability (Ramakrishnan, P. S.; 247-255; 8 ref.); (13) Biofuels: development asset or ecological threat? (Cook, J. H.; 257-260). Part four, 'Global and tropical forest economies' has 7 chapters: (14) Commercial forestry and rural development (Sedjo, R. A.; 265-271; 8 ref.); (15) Increasing global timber supply to meet the world's growing demand for wood (Sutton, W. R. J.; 273-288; 7 ref.); (16) Commercial forestry and rural development in the Philippines (Castillo, R. A. del; 289-295); (17) Nontimber forest products market development as a means of tropical forest protection (Newman, D. H.; Hammett, A. L., III; 297-306; 27 ref.); (18) The woodlands of Tae: traditional forest management in Kalimantan (Padoch, C.; 307-314; 22 ref.); (19) Rethinking resource and environmental policy for the Brazilian Amazon (Albuquerque dos Santos, A. C. de ; 315-331; 34 ref.); (20) Commercial forestry and rural development: looking at the next fifty years (Evenson, R. E.; Hyde, W. F.; 333-338; 4 ref.). Part five, 'Overview and summary' has 1 chapter: (21) Summary perspectives: recommendations for research and action (Bentley, W. R.; Gowen, M. M.; 341-347).