A GIS-based protocol for the simulation and evaluation of realistic 3-D thinning scenarios in recreational forest management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 440-446

  Lin, Chinsu ^a   Thomson, Gavin ^b   Hung, Shih Hsiang ^a   Lin, Yu Dung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional simulation; Aesthetic value assessment; GIS mapping; Recreational forest management; Thinning planning

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; THINNING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATION; TAIWAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALISHAN NATIONAL PARK; TAIWAN;

EID: 84869880436     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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