1: Introduction 2: The Word 'Forst/forest' as Indicators of Fiscal Property and Possible Consequences for the History of Western European Forests, R Kiess, Stuttgart, Germany 3: Medieval Forests and Parks in Southern and Central England, D Hooke, Birmingham, UK 4: Royal Forests in England and their Income in the Budget of the Feudal Monarchy, from the Mid Twelfth to the Early Thirteenth Centuries, Y J Serovayskaya, Karaganda State University, Karagandaiz, Kazakhstan 5: English Cathedrals as Sources for Woodland and Forest History, G Simpson, University of Nottingham, UK 6: The Rise, Decline and Extinction of Spring Wood Management in South-west Yorkshire, M Jones, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 7: The Continuous Conflict Between Sustainable Management Regulations and Over Utilization of Woodland Caused by Local Demands in Austria from the Thirteenth Century Onwards, E Johann, Universitat Freiburg, Austria 8: An Ecological Revolution: The 'Schlagwaldwirtschaft' in the West of Germany in the 18th and 19th Century, C Ernst, Universitat Trier, Germany 9: "A Solemn and Gloomy Umbrage": Changing Interpretations of the Ancient Oaks of Sherwood Forest in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, C Watkins 10: Landed Estates, the 'Spirit of Planting' and Woodland Management in Later Georgian Britain: a Case Study from the Dukeries, Nottinghamshire, S Seymour 11: Need Versus Greed? Attitudes to Woodland Management on a Central Scottish Highland Estate 1630-1740, F Watson, University of Striling, UK 12: Woodland Management and Timber Supply for Ship Masts in Eighteenth Century Western Liguria (Italy), P Gaudenzio, and F Cicliot, Italy 13: Afforestation Policy of the Zionist Movement in Palestine 1895-1948, N Liphschitz, and G Biger, Tel Aviv University, Israel 14: The Expansion of the Forest and the Defence of Nature: the Work of Forest Engineers in Spain 1900-1936, E R Boquette, Madrid, Spain 15: The Promotion of Participation in Planning for Soil and Water Conservation Through Reforestation: a Case Study of Guadalajara (Spain), J D Garcia Perez, University of Central Lancashire, UK 16: Making the Invisible Visible: Ancient Woodlands, British Forestry Policy and the Social Construction of Reality, J Gerber, University of Nottingham, UK 17: References 18: Index
