A decision support modelling framework for multiple use forest management: The Queen Elizabeth forest case study in Scotland

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-115

  Kazana, Vassiliki ^a,b   Fawcett, Roy H ^a   Mutch, William E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision support; Multi criteria analysis; Multiple use forest management

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION THEORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037411080     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00348-X     Document Type: Article

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