Decision Methods for Forest Resource Management

Preface Introduction Principles of Linear Programming: Formulations Principles of Linear Programming: Solutions: Even-Aged Management: A First Model Area - and Volume-Control Management with Linear Programming: A Dynamic Model of the Even-Aged Forest Economic Objectives and Environmental Policies for Even-Aged Forests Managing the Uneven-Aged Forest with Linear Programming Economic and Environmental Management of Uneven-Aged Forests Multiple Objectives Management with Goal Programming Forest Resource Programming Models with Integer Variables Project Management with CPM/PERT Multistage Decision Making with Dynamic Programming Simulation of Uneven-Aged Stand Management Simulation of Even-Aged Forest Management Projecting Forest Landscape and Income Under Risk with Markov Chains Optimizing Forest Income and Biodiversity with Markov Decision Processes Analysis of Forest Resource Investments Econometric Analysis and Forecasting of Forest Product markets Appendix A: Compounding and Discounting Appendix B: Elements of Matrix Algebra