Keyword: forestry

Found 138 papers in total
Using Problem Structuring Methods to help develop a risk management plan for a forest-based community venture
Using Problem Structuring Methods to help develop a risk management plan for a forest-based community venture
2007,
Hill Holt Wood Ltd is a community controlled social enterprise which aims to run a...
Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana
Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana
2007,
The cultivation of cocoa has been an important driver of tropical deforestation...
Use of nonparametric statistical tests in defining the number of periods to include in an intertemporal Data Envelopment Analysis
Use of nonparametric statistical tests in defining the number of periods to include in an intertemporal Data Envelopment Analysis
2007,
In any type of intertemporal efficiency analyses either locally or globally, units in...
Internal supply chain management in the Chilean sawmill industry
Internal supply chain management in the Chilean sawmill industry
2007,
Purpose – The existing business paradigm in the sawmill industry is that...
Integrated production and distribution planning for Södra Cell AB
Integrated production and distribution planning for Södra Cell AB
2007,
In this paper we consider integrated planning of transportation of raw material,...
Multicriteria methods for technology foresight
Multicriteria methods for technology foresight
2003,
In recent years, many countries have carried out foresight exercises to better exploit...
Multicriteria approval and SMAA-O in natural resources decision analysis with both ordinal and cardinal criteria
Multicriteria approval and SMAA-O in natural resources decision analysis with both ordinal and cardinal criteria
2003,
Multicriteria approval (MA) and stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis with...
Integer programming in forestry
Integer programming in forestry
2007,
This paper is one in a special issue of Annals of Operations Research devoted to the...
Using TOPSIS for location analysis of wood industry plants: the case of Iran
Using TOPSIS for location analysis of wood industry plants: the case of Iran
2004,
The improper siting of plywood and veneer factories has given rise, in Iran, to...
Singular optimal control model of stock-dependent environmental policies
Singular optimal control model of stock-dependent environmental policies
2006,
In many countries, forest policies consist of a system of various regulations, taxes,...
Deforestation and foreign transfers: a Stackelberg differential game approach
Deforestation and foreign transfers: a Stackelberg differential game approach
2006,
In this paper, our concern is with deforestation as a global environmental issue....
Protecting the forest or the people? Environmental policies and livelihoods in the forest margins of Southern Ghana
Protecting the forest or the people? Environmental policies and livelihoods in the forest margins of Southern Ghana
2004,
Although a wide range of policies to conserve the environment in the forest zones of...
Farmers' fruit tree-growing strategies in the humid forest zone of Cameroon and Nigeria
Farmers' fruit tree-growing strategies in the humid forest zone of Cameroon and Nigeria
2006,
Many studies have stressed the importance of trees to rural households. Few, however,...
Development and use of a framework for characterising computer models of silvoarable economics
Development and use of a framework for characterising computer models of silvoarable economics
2005,
A review of existing computer models of silvoarable economics was undertaken for a...
Testing an ecologically based classification tool on fruit-based agroforestry in northern Thailand
Testing an ecologically based classification tool on fruit-based agroforestry in northern Thailand
2005,
Ecologists are increasingly using multivariate analytical approaches to reveal...
Optimization of raw material procurement at pulp or paper mills – the influence of weather-related risks
Optimization of raw material procurement at pulp or paper mills – the influence of weather-related risks
2006,
There are usually many sources for the supply of raw material to a pulp or paper mill...
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
2005,
Most inventory modelling has assumed stochastic demands and constant lead times....
Extending a scatterplot for displaying group structure in multivariate data: A case study
Extending a scatterplot for displaying group structure in multivariate data: A case study
2005,
The power of canonical variate analysis (CVA) biplots, when regarded as extensions of...
Life prediction of aging wood poles and subsequent inspection practice: a case study
Life prediction of aging wood poles and subsequent inspection practice: a case study
2004,
Present methods of establishing inspection and maintenance programmes for wood poles...
Optimal regulation of eutrophying lakes, fjords, and rivers in the presence of threshold effects
Optimal regulation of eutrophying lakes, fjords, and rivers in the presence of threshold effects
2001,
Eutrophication is a biological process that has an unfavorable economic impact on the...
Application of mathematical tools to improve the design and operation of activated sludge plants. Case study: The new wastewater treatment plant of Galindo–Bilbao Part I: Optimum design
Application of mathematical tools to improve the design and operation of activated sludge plants. Case study: The new wastewater treatment plant of Galindo–Bilbao Part I: Optimum design
2001,
This paper presents a mathematical formulation for the optimum design of a new...
A dynamic model of patterns of deforestation and their effect on the ability of the Brazilian Amazonia to provide ecosystem services
A dynamic model of patterns of deforestation and their effect on the ability of the Brazilian Amazonia to provide ecosystem services
2001,
This paper presents a dynamic systems model that shows how different land use patterns...
Tour-distance Voronoi diagram and its application to location analysis
Tour-distance Voronoi diagram and its application to location analysis
2001,
The purpose of this paper is to show tour-distance Voronoi diagrams which represent...
Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants
Competitiveness of biomass-fueled electrical power plants
2000,
One way countries like the United States can comply with suggested rollbacks in...
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