Forest Management and Planning

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 todayDesigned to support land managers as they make complex decisions on the ecological, economic, and social impacts of forest and natural resourcesPresents updated, real-life examples that are illustrated both mathematically and graphicallyIncludes a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptationIncorporates the newest research and forest certification standardsOffers access to a companion website with updated solutions, geographic databases, and illustrations

Chapter 1. Management of Forests and Other Natural Resources Chapter 2. Valuing and Characterizing Forest Conditions Chapter 3. Geographic Information and Land Classification in Support of Forest Planning Chapter 4. Estimation and Projection of Stand and Forest Conditions Chapter 5. Optimization of Tree- and Stand-Level Objectives Chapter 6. Graphical Solution Techniques for Two-Variable Linear Problems Chapter 7. Linear Programming Chapter 8. Advanced Planning Techniques Chapter 9. Forest and Natural Resource Sustainability Chapter 10. Models of Desired Forest Structure Chapter 11. Control Techniques for Commodity Production and Wildlife Objectives Chapter 12. Spatial Restrictions and Considerations in Forest Planning Chapter 13. Hierarchical System for Planning and Scheduling Management Activities Chapter 14. Forest Supply Chain Management Chapter 15. Forest Certification and Carbon Sequestration Chapter 16. Scenario Analysis in Support of Strategic Planning