Decision support for road system analysis and modification on the Tahoe National Forest

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-233

  Girvetz, Evan ^a   Shilling, Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support; Knowledge base; Road analysis; Roads; United States Forest Service

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; FUZZY SETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; WATERSHEDS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT PROGRAM (EMDS); ROAD FAILURES; ROAD SYSTEM; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVALUATION; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLLUTANT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ECOSYSTEMS; FAILURE; FORESTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FORESTRY; MOTOR VEHICLES; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 1342263682     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2970-1     Document Type: Article

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