Documentation of the National Forest System resource interactions model

Tony Baltic; John Hof

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Documentation of the National Forest System resource interactions model

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Tony Baltic, John Hof

Year:

1988

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-155. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 30 p.

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Abstract

The National Forest System Resource Interactions Model is an upper level linear programming model developed to aid in the analysis of multiresource interactions for the 1989 RP A National Assessment. This report documents the development and structure of this linear programming model, emphasizing its multilevel nature and the data requirements for such an approach. The resolution of data deficiencies, a major problem in applying such a multilevel optimization approach, also is examined.

Keywords

land management planning, multilevel planning, linear programming, forest economics, modeling

Citation

Baltic, Tony; Hot, John. 1988. Documentation of the National Forest System resource interactions model. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-155. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 30 p.