Susanna Hecht, professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has published "The Secret Lives of Forests: Past, Present and Future of Woodland Resurgence," which takes a comprehensive look at humanity's multidimensional relationships with forests and woodland. Hecht co-edited the book (to be released March 4 by University of Chicago Press).
Hecht focuses on political ecology. She is a professor of urban planning, and her research interests are diverse. Hecht looks at reforestation efforts (and the contributions women make to them), the development of nutrient-rich earth in the Amazon and environmental economics. Her work has been funded by NASA, the MacArthur Foundation, the ACLS Guggenheim and others. Hecht is also in the midst of publishing a trilogy on contemporary Amazonia under globalization and global change.
