Modeling spatial variability in the life-cycle costs of low-volume forest roads

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-390

  Stückelberger, Jürg Andreas ^a   Heinimann, Hans Rudolf ^a   Burlet, Edouard Charles ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Low volume forest roads; Optimal road network; Route location; Route dependent construction cost; Spatial variability of life cycle cost

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MODELING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSOIL; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TERRAIN;

EID: 33746643027     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-006-0123-9     Document Type: Article

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