This thesis describes research on the use of a genetic algorithm (GA) to prescribe treatment plans for forest management at the stand level. Forest management refers to making decisions about when and where to intervene in the natural growth of forests to achieve objectives, such as enhancing the visual quality of a stand or maximizing timber yield. A prescription is a schedule of thinning trea...

We investigated local forest management practices in Osaka, Japan aiming to clarify mechanisms that hinder long-term, sustainable forestry operation by carrying out forest surveys and interview surveys. Because mountain districts in Japan now face declining and aging populations, forestry work has shifted to forest owners’ associations, with efficient forest management being required on an ad h...

In Finland, the forest resource data for management planning is traditionally collected by periodic standwise field inventories, which are usually carried-out over different regions during 10–15 year intervals. The data is used for the compilation of management plans for forest estates. Between inventories the plan and the original stand data can be used, e.g., in the operational planning of ti...

The finite-state based dialogue management approaches are powerful for simple tasks with strict and reliable dialogue control, while the plan-based dialogue management approaches are feasible for tasks with several topics or one complex topic. However, neither one is good enough for the dialogue control throughout in a dialogue task providing flight information inquiry and ticket reservation se...

the aim of this study is to investigate the tree species' diversity in a region with no management planning and introduce the calculated indices as the norm for sustainability assessment. dbh of all tree individuals, and their stories were recorded in the inventory grid (75 m × 100 m) sample plots. subsequently, richness, evenness (simpson, smith & wilson) and heterogeneity (simpson, shann...

C Forest Management (CFM) is the youngest forestry program implemented so far, in Nepal. CFM modality in Nepal has been designed focusing on sustainable management of Terai forest. Several policies and strategies formulated and implemented in the past to manage Terai forest resulted unsuccessful. Operation Forest Management Plan (OFMP) and Community Forestry (CF) are the latest example of such ...

There are many task-oriented dialog systems, but few of them can cope with the issues such as the multiple-topic issue, the topic changing issue, the information sharing among different topics, and the difference in importance for different information items. To provide efficient solutions, a plan-based dialog management structure named Topic Forest is proposed, which makes the mixed-initiative...

The remnants of primeval Norway spruce forests in the European temperate zone are crucial for maintaining forest biodiversity in high mountain landscapes. This paper presents results of a multidisciplinary research and evaluation project on the management practices for mountain spruce forests in the Natura 2000 site (National Nature Reserve Serak-Keprnik in the Hruby Jesenik Mountains, the Czec...