Author: Ismail KayaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Economic Management of Uneven-aged Forest Stands Under Risk
Author: Ismail KayaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Multi-objective Forest Planning
Author: Timo PukkalaPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9781402010972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Most of the scientific methods devised for forest planning support timber production ignoring the existence of forest functions other than wood production. Fortunately, the realisation that the forest planning methods available today do not correspond to the needs of today's forestry has activated forest researchers to develop and adopt new methodologies and approaches, which are specifically aimed at multi-objective situations. This book is about the quantitative approach to multi-objective forest planning. The emphasis is on topics that are rather new and not yet systematically applied in forest planning practice. The topics and methodologies discussed in this book include: measurement of preferences, multiple criteria decision analysis, use of GIS to support multi-objective forest management, heuristic optimization, spatial optimisation, and the measurement of non-wood forest outputs. By reading the book, a planning specialist, student or a researcher will get an insight into some of the current developments in forest planning research.
Continuous Cover Forestry
Author: Timo PukkalaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400722028
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book presents methods which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.
Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management
Author: Joseph BuongiornoPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0121413608
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management focuses on decision making for forests that are managed for both ecological and economic objectives. The essential modern decision methods used in the scientific management of forests are described using basic algebra, computer spreadsheets, and numerous examples and applications. Balanced treatment is given throughout the book to the ecological and economic impacts of alternative management decisions in both even-aged and uneven-aged forests. In-depth coverage of both ecological and economic issues Hands-on examples with Excel spreadsheets; electronic versions available on the authors' website Many related exercises with solutions Instructor's Manual available upon request
General Technical Report NC.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Continuous Cover Forestry
Author: Klaus von GadowPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940159886X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The large-scale application of new silvicultural systems has become a political reality in many parts of the world. This involves a gradual transformation of traditional silvicultural practice towards Continuous Cover Forestry, also known as near-natural forest management, favouring mixed uneven-aged stands, site-adapted tree species and selective harvesting. Selective harvesting systems have a long tradition. Specific CCF-related resource assessment, forecasting and sustainable harvest control techniques have been developed, but details about their use are not widely known. The objective of this volume is to present state-of-the-art research results and techniques relating to CCF management with an emphasis on systems engineering and modelling. Using a very simple classification based on the development of timber volume over age or time we may distinguish two types of sustainable forest management systems. Rotation forest management (RFM) systems, characterized by standard silvicultural treatments and repetitive cycles of clearfelling followed by planting; and continuous cover forestry (CCF) systems which are characterized by selective harvesting and natural regeneration, resulting in uneven-aged structures and frequently also in multi-species forests. The distinction is usually the result of decisions relating to the cost of timber harvesting, simplicity of management, or various intangible benefits. The oldest and most perfect examples of CCF systems are the so called plenter selection forests found in France, Switzerland, Slowenia and Germany. Today, CCF systems are encountered in various regions of Europe, North America and in some tropical and sub-tropical forests of South Africa, Asia and South America.
General Technical Report SO.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop on Evaluating Even and All-aged Timber Management Options for Southern Forest Lands
Author: Seventh Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources, Traverse City, Michigan, USA, May 28-31, 1997
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management
Author: Joseph BuongiornoPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080491049
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management focuses on decision making for forests that are managed for both ecological and economic objectives. The essential modern decision methods used in the scientific management of forests are described using basic algebra, computer spreadsheets, and numerous examples and applications. Balanced treatment is given throughout the book to the ecological and economic impacts of alternative management decisions in both even-aged and uneven-aged forests. - In-depth coverage of both ecological and economic issues - Hands-on examples with Excel spreadsheets; electronic versions available on the authors' website - Many related exercises with solutions - Instructor's Manual available upon request