Download or read book An Efficient Approach to the Solution of Large scale Forest Land use Planning Problems written by Peter Berck and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract: This paper presents an analytic solution to the forest planning problem that has several desirable properties. It takes advantage of both the duality of linear programming formulations currently being used for harvest scheduling and the characteristics of decomposition inherent in the forest land class-relationship. The subproblems of decomposition, defined as the dual, can be solved in a simple, recursive fashion. In effect, such a technique reduces the computational burden in terms of time and computer storage as compared to the traditional primal solutions. In addition, utilization of this method allows the use of two simple procedures for creating an initial, basic, feasible solution. Forest management alternatives within one (or more) land class can be evaluated easily in this framework, and multiple-use considerations can be incorporated directly into the optimization as nonharvest values.
Download or read book Forest Landscape Restoration written by Stephanie Mansourian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is a planned process that aims to regain ecological integrity and enhance human wellbeing in deforested or degraded landscapes. The aim of this book is to explore options to better integrate the diverse dimensions - spatial, disciplinary, sectoral, and scientific - of implementing FLR. It demonstrates the value of an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to help implement FLR focusing specifically on four issues: understanding the drivers of forest loss and degradation in the context of interdisciplinary responses for FLR; learning from related integrated approaches; governance issues related to FLR as an integrated process; and the management, creation and use of different sources of knowledge in FLR implementation. The emphasis is on recognising the need to take human and institutional factors into consideration, as well as the more obvious biophysical factors. A key aim is to advance and accelerate the practice of FLR, given its importance, particularly in a world facing increasing environmental challenges, notably from climate change. The first section of the book presents the issue from an analytical and problem-orientated viewpoint, while later sections focus on solutions. It will interest researchers and professionals in forestry, ecology, geography, environmental governance and landscape studies.
Download or read book Place Based Planning PBP written by Jennifer O. Farnum and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PBP is an emergent method of public lands planning that aims to redefine the scale at which planning occurs, using place meanings and place values to guide planning processes. There exist few published accounts of PBP approaches. To provide such examples, this compilation outlines the historical background, planning rationale, and public involvement processes from four National Forest (NF) System areas: The Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF in Montana; the Willamette NF in Oregon; the Chugach NF in Alaska; and the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison NF in Colorado. These examples include assessments of the successes and challenges encountered in each approach. Illus. A print on demand report.
Download or read book Place based Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place-based planning is an emergent method of public lands planning that aims to redefine the scale at which planning occurs, using place meanings and place values to guide planning processes. Despite the approach's growing popularity, there exist few published accounts of place-based approaches. To provide practitioners and researchers with such examples, the current compilation outlines the historical background, planning rationale, and public involvement processes from four National Forest System areas: The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana; the Willamette National Forest in Oregon; the Chugach National Forest in Alaska; and the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. These examples include assessments of the successes and challenges encountered in each approach.
Download or read book General Technical Report RM written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FORPLAN an Evaluation of a Forest Planning Tool written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critique of Land Management Planning Synthesis of the critique of land management planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Applications of Economics in Public Forest Land Use Planning written by Frank J. Convery and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USDA Forest Service Research Paper RM written by Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Forest Service Research Paper RM written by Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Multilevel Optimization System for Large scale Renewable Resource Planning written by John G. Hof and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GIS Supported Environmental Assessment for Landscape Planning written by Ali A. Nouri and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2008-04-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lack of an efficient environmental planning and management system has always been considered as a basic problem towards achieving sustainable development in the Caspian Region, North of Iran. The Caspian forests are a globally and nationally important source of Biodiversity, which face numerous threats. During the past decades, the narrow economic base in the mountainous areas and the very limited opportunities for income generation, as well as increasing population pressures led to over utilization of the natural resources by the rural communities. Additionally, a lack of monitoring and of public participation in forestry as well as in other planning sectors increased illegal activities and overutilization of the natural resources by private enterprises and local people. Soil erosion, accompanied by destructive floods and declining fertility as well as productivity, resulted in severe degradation of natural habitats with negative socio-economic consequences. It is clear that the future development of the region should be conducted in a sustainable manner, in which environmental conservation and protection goals can be achieved in company with socio-economic needs of the society. Since 1980, an environment-based land use planning has been developed from an analogue process to a semiautomated one in which, GIS software and Remote Sensing techniques are used, not only to increase the speed but also the accuracy of the planning process. Although, it has been successfully used as a guideline for spatial planning on both national and regional levels, it could not bring efficient andpractical solutions on the local scale. This may partly be caused by legal and administrative constraints, but it also results – to a large extend – from a purely top-down procedure, which does not facilitate an active participation among all stakeholders in both, planning and implementation phases. As this is the best available national planning system, which has been developed so far, all of the efforts should be focused on the enhancement and improvement of its capabilities by identifying and then removing its weaknesses. To achieve this, a comprehensive literature review is made to find the possibilities and alternatives. It seems that “landscape planning” in the modern German meaning of “Landschaftsplanung” could serve as a very effective tool to improve the current process of land use planning in Iran, especially on the local scale. This study presents an analysis of the landscape management problem in order to detect the immediate and underlying threats to the sustainable utilization of the natural resources, esp. forests, in a sample area (Yakhkesh Mountains) of the Caspian mountainous ecosystem. Using questionnaire method, a community (socio-economic) assessment was conducted to gain the ideas and comments of the villagers and local/national experts about the current management system, its weaknesses and possible solutions to prevent negative social as well as ecological consequences of the forest loss. After collecting and processing the available ecological and socio-economic data, a GIS-based ecological assessment was made using the both Iranian and the German approaches. Some scenarios were developed based on the experiences and results of the past and recent national and international projects across the region. The draft plans were then assessed by both villagers and Iranian experts to finalize the planning scenario. The results revealed that there are many possible solutions to overcome the mentioned problems, which could be presented in an integrated management plan with close cooperation of the all stakeholders. Therefore, an operational mechanism is suggested to use the current development programs in an integrated manner. Although, access to the detailed and up to date data is still a main problem, the available ecological and socio-economic data could be more efficiently used for a participatory nature conservation and landscape management in Iran. This process could be improved through “learn by doing”, which again shows the importance of the implementation and monitoring of the plans that unfortunately remain as a big problem in Iran.
Download or read book The 1988 Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Service Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences written by Hamid Reza Pourghasemi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences offers an integrated approach to spatial modelling using both GIS and R. Given the importance of Geographical Information Systems and geostatistics across a variety of applications in Earth and Environmental Science, a clear link between GIS and open source software is essential for the study of spatial objects or phenomena that occur in the real world and facilitate problem-solving. Organized into clear sections on applications and using case studies, the book helps researchers to more quickly understand GIS data and formulate more complex conclusions. The book is the first reference to provide methods and applications for combining the use of R and GIS in modeling spatial processes. It is an essential tool for students and researchers in earth and environmental science, especially those looking to better utilize GIS and spatial modeling. Offers a clear, interdisciplinary guide to serve researchers in a variety of fields, including hazards, land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geophysics, geology, natural resources, environment and geography Provides an overview, methods and case studies for each application Expresses concepts and methods at an appropriate level for both students and new users to learn by example
Download or read book Report on Land Planning written by United States. National Resources Board. Land Planning Committee and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
