Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management

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
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