Spatial Decision Support for Forest Management
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 8443
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spatial data analysis; natural resources; multi-criteria decision analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The management of forest resources is a complex undertaking involving many issues, data, people, and processes. Rarely is just one tool or model effective in management work. Integrated approaches provide more flexibility to address problems. Spatial decision support systems can provide the framework for integrating and analyzing spatial, economic, technical, or other non-commensurate data to aid in the planning process. With the many advances now emerging in computing, programming, big data analytics, and machine learning, spatial decision support systems have grown in applications to better manage forest resources. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions, including experimental studies, model development, and computer system models, to contribute to this Special Issue in order to promote knowledge and innovative strategies to expand this field of study.
Prof. Dr. Michael P. Strager
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Spatial decision support
- Trade-off analysis
- Optimization
- Alternative futures
- Water resources planning
- Ecosystem services
- Forest management
- Multi-use planning
- Spatial data science
- Data analytics
- Machine learning
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