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Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management / edited by Eugenio Martinez-Falero, Susana Martin-Fernandez, Antonio Garcia-Abril.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable forestry--Mathematical models.
- Sustainable forestry.
- Forest management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (613 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. The book outlines a public participatory process to assess sustainabili
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Forest Sustainability and Public Participation; Chapter 2 - Inventory Techniques in Participatory Forest Management; Chapter 3 - Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management; Chapter 4 - Soil-Quality Indicators for Forest Management; Chapter 5 - Functionality Indicators for Sustainable Management; Chapter 6 - Landscape Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management; Chapter 7 - Assessment of Sustainability Based on Individual Preferences
- Chapter 8 - Optimization Methods to Identify the Best Management PlanChapter 9 - Multiparticipant Decision-Making; Chapter 10 - A Computer-Based Decision-Making Support System to Incorporate Personal Preferences in Forest Management; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781000218787
- 1000218783
- 9780429088865
- 0429088868
- 9781466569249
- 1466569247
- OCLC:
- 857059587
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