Assessing natural hazards in forestry for risk management: A review

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-351

  Hanewinkel, Marc ^a   Hummel, Susan ^b   Albrecht, Axel ^a  

^a Württemberg Forest Research Institute of the state of Baden   (Germany)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest economics; Hazards; Risk assessment; Risk handling; Risk management; Risk modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL HAZARD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955080112     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0392-1     Document Type: Review

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