Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservation and Management (Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development)

Forests at the wildland-urban interface are at increasing risk due to the impacts of urbanization. Conserving and managing these forestlands for continued ecological and social benefits is a critical and complex challenge facing natural resource managers, land-use planners, and policymakers. Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservation and Management provides information, strategies, and tools to enhance natural resource management, planning, and policymaking at the wildland-urban interface. The text is arranged in five sections: forestland changes at the wildland-urban interface and why they are occurring; economic, policy, and land-use planning tools that can be used to manage growth; methods for communicating with and engaging the public; ecosystem management tools for sustaining the provision of ecological goods and services from interface forests; and ways in which various types of landowners are pursuing conservation and management of forests in the interface. By combining science and management, theory and practical problem solving, this book addresses a broad range of issues associated with the wildland-urban interface and provides possible solutions. Natural resource professionals and urban planners will find this a crucial resource for coordinating and implementing sound policy and practice Forests At The Wildland-urban Interface: Conservation And Management Provides Information, Strategies, And Tools To Enhance Natural Resource Management, Planning, And Policymaking At The Wildland-urban Interface. By Combining Science And Management, Theory And Practical Problem Solving, This Book Addresses A Broad Range Of Issues Associated With The Wildland-urban Interface And Provides Possible Solutions. Natural Resource Professionals And Urban Planners Will Find This A Crucial Resource For Coordinating And Implementing Sound Policy And Practice.--jacket. Part I: The Wildland-urban Interface: Introduction: The City Is Moving To Our Frontier's Doorstep / Mary L. Duryea And Susan W. Vince -- The Challenge Of Maintaining Working Forests At The Wildland-urban Interface / John C. Gordon, R. Neil Simpson, And Joyce K. Berry -- An Assessment Of The Southern Wildland-urban Interface / L. Annie Hermansen And Edward A. Macie -- Part Ii: Planning And Managing Growth: Economic Values At The Fringe: Land Use And Forestry In The Wildland-urban Interface / David W. Marcouiller -- Overview Of Policies Influencing The Wildland-urban Interface / Janaki R.r. Alavalapati --land-use Planning And Zoning At The Wildland-urban Interface / Margaret Myszewski And James E. Kundell -- Developing Land While Retaining Environmental Values: A Modern Search For The Grail / Douglas R. Porter And Lindell L. Marsh -- Landscape Assessment / Elizabeth Kramer --^ Part Iii: Human Dimensions And The Interface: Tools To Reach, Educate, And Involve Citizens / Martha C. Monroe -- Planning And Managing For Recreation In The Wildland-urban Interface / Taylor V, Stein -- Part Iv: Conserving And Managing Forests For Ecological Services And Benefits: Ecological Assessment And Planning In The Wildland-urban Interface: A Landscape Perspective / Wayne C. Zipperer -- Managing Hydrological Impacts On Urbanization / Larry V. Korhnak And Susan W. Vince -- Managing For Fire In The Interface: Challenges And Opportunities / Alan L. Long, Dale D. Wade, And Frank C. Beall -- Forest Health In The Wildland-urban Interface: Insects And Diseases / Edward L. Barnard -- Invasive Plants In The Wildland-urban Interface / Sarah Reichard -- Part V: Conserving And Managing Forests Under Different Ownerships: Managing Industrial Forestlands At The Interface / Kenneth R. Munson And Sharon G. Haines --^ Managing Private Nonindustrial Forestlands At The Interface / William G. Hubbard And David A. Hoge -- The Challenges Of Managing Public Lands In The Wildland-urban Interface / John F. Dwyer And Deborah J. Chavez. Edited By Susan W. Vince ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Today, as we fly across the U.S., we can plainly see what is happening  and what is likely to happen  to our country's landscape.