Automating the visual resource management and harvest design process

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Chamberlain, Brent C ^a   Meitner, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental visualization; Forestry; Genetic algorithm; Geographical information systems (GIS)

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HARVESTING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LANDFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIMBER;

AESTHETIC DESIGN; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL VISUALIZATION; FOREST PLANNING; PROTOTYPE MODELS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TIMBER EXTRACTION; VISUAL QUALITIES;

AVAILABILITY;

AUTOMATION; DESIGN; FORESTRY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GIS; HARVESTING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; GIS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; LOGGING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; PRODUCT DESIGN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59549086408     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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