Download or read book Optimal Whole Forest Management Planning written by Peter Tarp and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest Management and Planning written by Pete Bettinger and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability. Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. Helps students and early career forest managers understand the problems facing professionals in the field today Designed to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resources Presents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphically Includes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation Incorporates the newest research and forest certification standards Offers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations

Download or read book Forest Plans of North America written by Jacek P. Siry and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Plans of North America presents case studies of contemporary forest management plans developed for forests owned by federal, state, county, and municipal governments, communities, families, individuals, industry, investment organizations, conservation organizations, and others in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The book provides excellent real-life examples of contemporary forest planning processes, the various methods used, and the diversity of objectives and constraints faced by forest owners. Chapters are written by those who have developed the plans, with each contribution following a unified format and allowing a common, clear presentation of the material, along with consistent treatment of various aspects of the plans. This work complements other books published by members of the same editorial team (Forest Management and Planning, Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resource Management), which describe the planning process and the various methods one might use to develop a plan, but in general do not, as this work does, illustrate what has specifically been developed by landowners and land managers. This is an in-depth compilation of case studies on the development of forest management plans by the different landowner groups in North America. The book offers students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general public an opportunity to greatly improve their appreciation of forest management and, more importantly, foster an understanding of why our forests today are what they are and what forces and tools may shape their tomorrow. Forest Plans of North America provides a solid supplement to those texts that are used as learning tools for forest management courses. In addition, the work functions as a reference for the types of processes used and issues addressed in the early 21st century for managing land resources. Presents 40-50 case studies of forest plans developed for a wide variety of organizations, groups, and landowners in North America Illustrates plans that have specifically been developed by landowners and land managers Features engaging, clearly written content that is accessible rather than highly technical, while demonstrating the issues and methods involved in the development of the plans Each chapter contains color photographs, maps, and figures

Download or read book Coping with Uncertainty written by Roger D. Fight and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Multi objective Forest Planning written by Timo Pukkala and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Optimal Thinning Within the Faustmann Approach written by Renke Coordes and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Decision Support for Forest Management written by Annika Kangas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded second edition adds the most recent advances in participatory planning approaches and methods, giving special emphasis to decision support tools usable under uncertainty. The new edition places emphasis on the selection of criteria and creating alternatives in practical multi-criteria decision making problems.

Download or read book Operational Forest Management Planning Methods written by Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Modeling Applications for Optimizing Forest Development written by Jeong-Ho Seo and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Whole forest Management Approach Integrating Forest Structure Timber Harvest and Wildlife Dynamics written by Jitendra Kumar Das and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whole-forest management plan must consider timber as well as nontimber benefits of the forest. Difficulties in quantifying nontimber benefits have led to ignoring nontimber benefits in the formulation of forest management plans. Joint determination of two forest products (timber and wildlife) on a sustainable basis while maintaining certain characteristics of the forest desired by society is a useful approach. A vector of forest variability, consisting of forest stand diversity index and compactness index, has been defined. Forest stand diversity depends on the unevenness of the forest. The unevenness of a forest is characterized as a continuum from an even-aged forest with only one patch to a perfectly uneven-aged forest with infinite number of patches. A method elaborated to quantify the point at which a forest may fall on this continuum leads to construction of a forest stand diversity index. A measure of the shape and fragmentation of a forest through compactness index has also been analyzed. Forest stand diversity and compactness both affect the potential of a forest to support wildlife. Analytical relationship between compactness index and the closeness of the wildlife population to its potential helps perform trade-off analysis. Quantification of forest structure through forest maturity index (which is a measure of timber yielding capacity) and forest stand diversity index is shown to be a useful tool for decisions in forestry. Interactions among timber harvest, prey and predator have been analyzed using a simulation model technique. The basic promise of the model is that a timber harvest that alters the forest structure will also affect wildlife habitat. A combination of modified logistic equations and difference equations has been used to simulate deterministic and stochastic moose ('Alces alces') populations. Forest management scenarios depicting a timber harvest that achieves a certain wildlife population density, and a desired forest maturity have been generated. More scenarios can be developed easily. Thus, long run moose population density for different long-term timber harvests has been obtained. This is the timber-moose product transformation curve and can be used for management decisions. The forest manager can thus select the best scenario that fits her/his selection criteria.

Download or read book Evaluating Forest Management Policies by Parametric Linear Programming written by Daniel I. Navon and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quantitative Techniques in Participatory Forest Management written by Eugenio Martinez-Falero and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest management has evolved from a mercantilist view to a multi-functional one that integrates economic, social, and ecological aspects. However, the issue of sustainability is not yet resolved. Quantitative Techniques in Participatory Forest Management brings together global research in three areas of application: inventory of the forest variables that determine the main environmental indices, description and design of new environmental indices, and the application of sustainability indices for regional implementations. All these quantitative techniques create the basis for the development of scientific methodologies of participatory sustainable forest management.

Download or read book Optimization and Data Requirements written by Jonas Jacobsson and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Forest Management written by Klaus von Gadow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special about this book, compared to other books published in the same field, is the holistic approach which includes ecological, socio-political and timber supply issues."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Planning for Forest Stewardship written by D. Ramsey Russell and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1991, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Forest Stewardship Program has assisted over 200,000 landowners in preparing multipurpose management plans for areas encompassing more than 20 million acres of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF). These plans promote the long-term sustainability of private forests by balancing future public needs for forest products with the need for protecting and enhancing watershed productivity, air and water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and threatened and endangered species. This guide offers assistance to writers of the plans and includes instructions, requirements, excerpts from well-written plans, and specific recommendations for developing a plan. Plan writers vary among States and include State foresters, private consultants, and, through a coached planning process, landowners themselves. Not all subjects discussed will apply to every property or forest stewardship plan. A major principle for organizing a plan is that each State must retain the greatest amount of discretion in identifying the needs of NIPF landowners in its region, developing plans that reflect those needs, and putting to use those practices that best achieve their resource objectives. As the writer of a plan, you must be flexible in your thinking, allow for future changes, and incorporate, as it becomes available, new knowledge about dynamic ecosystems.

Download or read book New Perspectives in Forest Management Planning written by H. Gyde Lund and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A guide to multiple use forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication discusses the concept, evolution, and requirements of forest management planning, focusing on multiple-use forest management and small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs). Forest management planning is a document that translates forest policies into a coordinated programme for managing forests over a set period of time, integrating environmental, economic, and social dimensions. It serves various purposes, such as legal documents, concession agreements, and tools for sustainable forest management. Multiple-use forest management recognizes the diverse values and benefits that forests provide beyond timber, such as water regulation, climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and cultural values. Despite its challenges, forest management planning can contribute to sustainability and optimize the value derived from forests. SMFEs play a crucial role in supporting livelihoods and forest-based economies. However, barriers such as policy environments, lack of support tools, and management challenges need to be addressed. Forest management planning can help overcome these barriers by ensuring legal compliance, mitigating risks, promoting sustainability, and supporting marketing and value chain development. It is also a valuable tool for empowering local forest users, involving stakeholders, and negotiating benefit-sharing arrangements.The process of forest management planning involves gathering information, defining objectives, developing silvicultural and ecosystem services plans, creating a business plan, planning for unusual events, and establishing a monitoring system. It is an adaptive learning process that continuously evaluates and adapts plans based on the results of forest management activities. Stakeholder engagement is key to developing a socially acceptable forest management plan, starting with identifying stakeholders, creating awareness, informed discussions, and monitoring to keep stakeholders accountable for their agreed responsibilities. Negotiating expectations and building consensus helps identify conflicts and integrate qualitative data to improve decision-making in multiple-use forest management.In conclusion, forest management planning is essential for sustainable forest management, contributing to the well-being of communities, the environment, and the economy. This guide provides a framework for forest management planning, guiding forest managers through the planning process stepwise and providing advice on information sources needed during the planning process. The framework can be adapted to national and local contexts in line with relevant regulatory requirements.