Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management / edited by Eugenio Martinez-Falero, Susan Martin-Fernandez, Antonio Garcia-Abril.

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TextPublisher: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

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1466569255
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Chapter 1. Forest sustainability and public participation / Fernando Garcâia-Robredo, Eugenio Martâinez-Falero, Sigfredo Ortuäno, and Rosario Tejera -- chapter 2. Inventory techniques in participatory forest management / Cristina Pascual, Francisco Mauro, Ana Hernando, and Susana Martâin-Fernâandez -- chapter 3. Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management / M. Victoria Nâuänez, Rosario Tejera, Antonio García-Abril, Esperanza Ayuga-Tâellez, and Eugenio Martâinez-Falero -- chapter 4. Soil-quality indicators for forest management / Fernando Arredondo-Ruiz, Luis Garcâia-Montero, Inmaculada Valverde-Asenjo, and Cristina Menta -- chapter 5. Functionality indicators for sustainable management / Josâe Antonio Manzanera, Susana Martâin-Fernâandez, and Antonio Garcâia-Abril -- chapter 6. Landscape indicators for sustainable forest management / Antonio Garcâia-Abril, M. Victoria Nâuänez, M. Angeles Grande, M. Dolores Velarde, Particia Martâinez-Obispo, and Roberto Rodrâiguez-Solano -- chapter 7. Assessment of sustainability based on individual preferences / Eugenio Martâinez-Falero, Susana Martâin-Fernâandez, and Antonio Orol -- chapter 8. Optimization methods to identify the best management plan / Susana Martâin-Fernâandez, Eugenio Martínez-Falero and Miguel Valentâin-Gamazo -- chapter 9. Multiparticipant decision-making / Esperanza Ayuga-Tâellez, Concepciâon Gonzâalez-Garcia, and Eugenio Martâinez-Falero -- chapter 10. A computer-based decision-making support system to incorporate personal preferences in forest management / Eugenio Martâinez-Falero, Antonio Garcâia-Abril, Carlos Garcâia-Angulo, and Susana Martâin-Fernâandez.

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.

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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.

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