17. Sustainable Management of Malaysian Rain Forest

  1. Julian Evans OBE BSc, PhD, DSc, FICFor
  1. Simmathiri Appanah

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470757079.ch17

The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management

The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management

How to Cite

Appanah, S. (2008) Sustainable Management of Malaysian Rain Forest, in The Forests Handbook, Volume 2: Applying Forest Science for Sustainable Management (ed J. Evans), Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470757079.ch17

Editor Information

  1. T.H. Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The University of London, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 21 JAN 2008
  2. Published Print: 18 JAN 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632048236

Online ISBN: 9780470757079

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Keywords:

  • sustainable management;
  • malaysian rain forest;
  • mountain ranges;
  • sedimentary rocks;
  • river basins

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • Geography, Geology and Climate

  • Description of Forests

  • Developments in Exploitation and Utilization

  • Silvicultural Developments

  • Sustainable Management

  • New Developments in Sustainable Forest Management

  • Conclusions

  • References