Tabla de Contenidos:
  • National Capacity in Forestry Research
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
  • THE VALUE OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
  • KEY PLAYERS
  • KNOWLEDGE BASE AND PRIORITIES
  • ASSESSING THE STATUS OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
  • ENHANCING FORESTRY-RESEARCH PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
  • CREATING INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH CAPITAL
  • INCREASING STRENGTH, COLLABORATION, AND DIVERSIFICATION IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
  • ENSURING PROGRESS
  • 1 Need, Context, and Foundation for Forestry ResearchTHE CURRENT STUDY
  • Boundaries of the Assessment
  • DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
  • INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FORESTRY-RELATED RESEARCH
  • EARLY FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING TODAY'S FORESTS FOR TOMORROW
  • FUTURE CHALLENGES
  • FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
  • 2 The Essential Knowledge Base for Forestry Issues
  • KNOWLEDGE BASE REQUIRED
  • Foundation Education and Research Priorities
  • Emerging Education and Research Priorities
  • Stewardship and Sustainability of Public LandsSustainable-Management Criteria and Indicators
  • Forest Certification
  • Forest-Industry Priorities
  • New Forestry-Research Challenges
  • WORKSHOP INPUT ON AN ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 3 Current Forestry-Research Capacity in the United States
  • ASSESSING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
  • A PORTRAIT OF THE FORESTRY-RESEARCH WORKFORCE
  • USDA Forest Service
  • Research Scientists
  • Research Productivity
  • Research Quality
  • Research Advisory Body
  • Professional Forestry Schools and CollegesFaculty
  • Forestry Extension
  • Private Industry
  • Total Forestry Research Workforce by Sector, Function, and Sustainable Forest Management Criteria
  • INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
  • Forest Service Research Support
  • Other Federal Forestry-Research Funding
  • Leveraging Research Support
  • University Research Support
  • Contributions of the Forest Products Industry
  • Other Sources of Research Support
  • EVALUATING RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Personnel
  • Research Quality, Productivity, and EfficacyFiscal Strength
  • Toward Greater Capacity
  • 4 Preparing Forestry Scientists and Users of Forestry Science
  • THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY EDUCATION
  • TRENDS IN ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION
  • FORESTRY AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT
  • CURRICULUM AS A CONCEPT
  • MODELS FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION
  • Broad Trends in Forestry Education
  • WHAT ABOUT RESEARCH?
  • WHAT ABOUT CURRICULA?
  • ADEQUACY AND CAPACITY OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO MEET NEAR-FUTURE NEEDS
  • Disciplinary Breadth of Forestry Education
  • Numbers of Scientists