Books and Publications

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Smith, Timothy M., Miriam Fischlein, Sangwon Suh, and Pat Huelman. 2006. Green Building Rating Systems: A Comparison of the LEED and Green Globes Systems in the US. Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota.

Certification & Sustainable Forestry

Bowyer, J., R. Shmulsky, and J. Haygreen. 2007. Forest Products and Wood Science - an Introduction, 5th edition. Blackwell Press, 558 pp.

Bowyer, J. Resch, H, and Hirsch, F. 2007. Policy issues related to forest products markets in 2006 and 2007. In: Forest Products Annual Market Review, Geneva Timber and Forest Study Paper 22, pp. 15-30. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.

Howe, Jeff and Steve Bratkovich. July 2005. A Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies, Second Edition. (pdf) Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, 11 Campus Blvd. Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA, 19073.

Good Wood Bulletin, Midwest Edition, Vol. 1/No.1, 2003 (pdf)This publication helps its readers understand and use responsibly harvested forest products.  This first issue explores the role of such products in sustainable designs and examines where to find them in the Midwest.  Published by IATP/CFRC.

Good Wood Bulletin, Midwest Edition, Vol. 1/No. 2, 2004 (pdf)This publication helps readers understand and use responsbly harvested forest products.  This second issue focuses on contractors, projects where they have used FSC-Certified materials, and where to find FSC materials in the Midwest.  Published by IATP/CFRC.

The Fiber Cycle Technical Document.(pdf, 228 kb)  Metafore Summary Report.  March 2006

State of the World's Forests - 2003.  

State of the World's Forests - 2005.(pdf)  

Smith, W. Brad; Miles, P. D., Vissage, J.S. and Pugh, Scott A. 2004. Forest Resources of the United States, 2002.  General Technical Report NC-241. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station


Responsible Trade & Consumption

Eastern Hardwood Forest Region Woody Biomass Energy Opportunity. Prepared by Summit Ridge Investments, LLC. October 2007.

Ince, Peter; Schuler, Albert; Spelter, Henry; Luppold, William. Globalization and structural change in the U.S. forest sector: an evolving context for sustainable forest management. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-170. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 62 p. March 2007.

Lippke, B. and J. L. Bowyer. 2007. Environmental life cycle analysis of alternative building materials. In: Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Materials and Chemical Processing. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 179-206.

Knudson, Tom. 2003. State of Denial.  Sacramento Bee.  

MacCleery, D. 1999. Aldo Leopold‚s Land Ethic: Is it Only Half a Loaf Unless a Consumption Ethic Accompanies It? (18 KB pdf. file)  Or Is the Shift to "Ecological Sustainability" on U.S. Public Lands Merely a Sophisticated "NIMBYism" Masquerading as a "Paradigm Shift"? By Doug MacCleery , USDA/Forest Service Washington, D.C.


 

Land Use

Berlik, Mary M, David B. Kittredge and David R. Foster. 2002. The Illusion of Preservation - a Global Argument for the Local Production of Natural Resources (596 KB pdf file). Harvard Forest paper No. 26. Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, Massachusetts.