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Forest Management and Planning
A thorough and accessible overview of forest management practices in the 21st century that addresses contemporary planning issues
Pete Bettinger (Author), Kevin Boston (Author), Jacek P. Siry (Author), Donald L. Grebner (Author)
9780128094761, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 24 January 2017
362 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.5 cm, 1.2 kg
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.
1. Management of Forests and Other Natural Resources2. Valuing and Characterizing Forest Conditions3. Geographic Information and Land Classification in Support of Forest Planning4. Estimation and Projection of Stand and Forest Conditions5. Optimization of Tree- and Stand-Level Objectives6. Graphical Solution Techniques for Two-Variable Linear Problems7. Linear Programming8. Advanced Planning Techniques9. Forest and Natural Resource Sustainability10. Models of Desired Forest Structure11. Control Techniques for Commodity Production and Wildlife Objectives12. Spatial Restrictions and Considerations in Forest Planning13. Hierarchical System for Planning and Scheduling Management Activities14. Forest Supply Chain Management15. Forest Certification and Carbon Sequestration16. Scenario Analysis in Support of Strategic Planning
Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST], Forestry & related industries [KNAL]
