Multi-objective Forest Planning

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 activa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pukkala, Timo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Managing Forest Ecosystems
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to multi-objective forest planning
  • Measurement of preferences in multiple criteria evaluation
  • Multiple criteria decision support methods in forest management. An overview and comparative analyses
  • Multidimensional measurements and approaches to forest sustainability assessments
  • Using GIS to support multi-objective decision making in forest management. An experience from Ghana, West Africa
  • Heuristics in multi-objective forest management
  • Spatial optimisation in forest planning. A review of recent Swedish research
  • Measuring non-wood forest outputs in numerical forest planning. A review of Finnish research