A framework for evaluating data acquisition strategies for analyses of sustainable forestry at national level

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2006, Pages 94-105

  Barth, Andreas ^a   Lind, Torgny ^a   Petersson, Hans ^a   Ståhl, Göran ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest inventory; National level analysis; Scenario analysis; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PUBLIC POLICY;

FOREST INVENTORY; NATIONAL LEVEL ANALYSIS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

DATA ACQUISITION;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644623814     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14004080500486922     Document Type: Article

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