Economic History of Woodlands in Southern England, 1700-1914
Details:
- Author(s) Young, John D
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 1984
- Pages
- Publisher University of Reading
- Place Published Reading
Topics:
- Name Power & fuel history
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Library:
- Name Reading University Library
- City Reading
- County Berkshire
- Country England
- Postcode RG6 6AE
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Notes:
Considers woodland management, its role in economy, economic factors impacting on it, etc; significance of demand from shipbuilding and for fuel; effectiveness of traditional management on woodland economics. Has sections: 1] 'Background History - a perspective'; 2] 'Shipbuilding' - 'The Navy' / 'The Merchant Service'; 3] 'Fuel'; 4] 'Management of the woodlands with examples drawn from the Winchester College records' - 'The woodlands - farming and management' / 'The law and the woodlands' / 'The effectiveness of woodland management'; 5] 'Conclusion'