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Quantitative Techniques in Participatory Forest Management (Paperback)
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Quantitative Techniques in Participatory Forest Management (Paperback)
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Forest management has evolved from a mercantilist view to a
multi-functional one that integrates economic, social, and
ecological aspects. However, the issue of sustainability is not yet
resolved. Quantitative Techniques in Participatory Forest
Management brings together global research in three areas of
application: inventory of the forest variables that determine the
main environmental indices, description and design of new
environmental indices, and the application of sustainability
indices for regional implementations. The book outlines a public
participatory process to assess sustainability in forest
management. It explores a new approach that links human and natural
systems, reconsiders our interdependence with the diversity of
life, and recognizes our role in a unique and complex system. The
book also identifies quantitative indices that provide a vast
amount of information on soil, landscape, and ecological
functioning. It highlights the importance of these indices for
public information programs on participatory processes and provides
an operating procedure to identify the degree of convergence in the
utility of multiple evaluators. The last chapter describes a
downloadable computer application that integrates the techniques
explained in the book. Users accessing the application are offered
a map representing their preferred forest management plan in the
study zone. They are also given a map with the results of their
corresponding community of evaluators, including the numerical and
qualitative data for both. The system stores a record of the visit,
including the visitor's profile and responses, to progress towards
the joint forest management plan. The quantitative techniques
highlighted in this book create the basis for the development of
scientific methodologies of participatory sustainable forest
management. It details the methodology for the design of a forest
management plan that best suits a specific preference system.
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