Title:	Forest Strategy
Authors:	Michael Gane
Keywords:	Strategic Management
Issue Date:	2007
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	This book deals with the application of strategic management principles to sustainable development for the forest sector. It contains an introductory chapter followed by two parts: Part I (consisting of 6 chapters) explaining the Forest Sector and Part II (3 chapters) dealing with Strategy. It is global in scope, while focussing on the sector at national level. The Introduction presents strategy as a concept which bridges the gap between aims and their achievement. It is evident that misuse and destruction of the world’s forest resources is having a serious impact. Forest strategy, viewed as a process, is related to the global development issues evident in forestry and conservation. Policy failure, which is widespread, can be attributed partly to neglect of appropriate strategic methods in natural resource management. Part I describes the forest sector, its composition and the way that it functions. The forest sector concept is explored in chap. 2; the sector is defined in broad terms as the economic, social and cultural contribution to life and human welfare derived from forests and forest-based activities. It has three components: resources, activities and outputs, which are described in detail in chaps. 3, 4, and 5. Chapter 6 covers the human aspects of the sector, describing it as a loose association of all those who depend on forest resources. A holistic approach is essential and chap. 7 deals with the sector as a dynamic, open system. This analysis treats the sector as a unit, providing insights into it structure and operations, and breaks new ground. Part II examines the strategy concept and its application to the forest sector. Strategic ideas, drawn from military/diplomatic, business management and public policy sources, are considered in chap. 8. These different perspectives portray strategy in three ways (as a grand design, guidance for decision making and a route for development). They lead to the formulation of forest strategy as part of a cyclical process which connects analysis with the choice of aims and subsequent action to implement those aims. Chapter 9 deals with the application of strategic methods to stages in the strategy process. It covers various analytical methods (such as SWOT), scenario preparation, imperatives (e.g. sustainability, equity, participation), choice of objectives and national forest programme preparation. The final chapter, entitled ‘strategy in action’, considers various practical problems, such as public
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/45684
ISBN:	978-1-4020-5965-0
Appears in Collections:	Rural Development Studies

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