The optimal rotation of a flammable forest stand when both carbon sequestration and timber are valued: A multi-criteria approach

Natural Hazards

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 375-387

  Diaz Balteiro, Luis ^a   Martell, David L ^b   Romero, Carlos ^a   Weintraub, Andrés ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Compromise programming; Fire risk; Forestry; Multiple criteria decision making; Pareto frontiers

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECISION MAKING; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; TIMBER;

EID: 84899922198     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-1013-3     Document Type: Article

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