Application of indicators network analysis to support local forest management plan development: A case study in Molise, Italy

IForest

Volumn 5, Issue FEBRUARY, 2012, Pages 31-37

  Santopuoli, Giovanni ^a   Requardt, Aljoscha ^b   Marchetti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Central European Regional Office and Observatory for European Forests (EFICENT OEF)   (France)

Author keywords

Forest planning; Indicators network; Participatory; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861731199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0603-009     Document Type: Article

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