Restoring forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation and rural livelihoods: A spatial optimisation model

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1622-1638

  Orsi, Francesco ^a   Church, Richard L ^b   Geneletti, Davide ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Integer linear programming (ILP); Land use allocation; Poverty; Reforestation priorities; Spatial optimisation; Timber harvest

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; INTEGER-LINEAR PROGRAMMING (ILP); LAND USE ALLOCATION; OPTIMISATIONS; POVERTY; TIMBER HARVEST;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILIZATION; TIMBER;

CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EROSIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; OPTIMIZATION; POVERTY; PRIORITIZATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TIMBER HARVESTING; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84855500681     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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