A method for integrating risk and attitude toward risk into forest planning

Forest Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 198-205

  Pukkala, Timo ^a   Kangas, Jyrki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; forestry decision making; optimum harvesting; scenario approach; tactical planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029786914     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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