Forest Harvest Scheduling

From Linear Programming to Heuristic Search

Pete Bettinger

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Springer International Publishing AG
31 May 2025

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Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics

This book provides a synthesis of methods that have been used in both practice and research to develop forest harvest schedules (plans of action) and to assess alternative policy scenarios. Beginning with exact mathematical methods (linear, mixed integer, and goal programming), the book provides a brief history of their conception, followed by an approachable description of the processes commonly employed to search a solution space for the optimal solution to a problem. Hill-climbing, random search, and binary search processes are then described as relatively simple alternatives to the exact methods. Heuristic search processes (threshold accepting, simulated annealing, tabu search, and genetic algorithms) are then described as semi-rational, biased alternatives to solving forest harvest scheduling problems. The closing remarks of the book provide context for the use of forest harvest scheduling in addressing today's contemporary forest management issues. In addition to a set of common-sense principles that are introduced throughout the book, provided in the book is a fifty-question exam associated with the content introduced.

By: Pete Bettinger
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9783031894312
ISBN 10: 3031894316
Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 31 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Pete Bettinger is the Hargreaves Distinguished Professor in Forest Management at the University of Georgia. He conducts research in applied forest management with particular emphasis on harvest scheduling, landscape planning, precision forestry, and geospatial technologies. In 2023 he was honored with the Award in Forest Science by the Society of American Foresters for distinguished individual research in the quantitative, managerial, or social sciences.

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Forest Harvest Scheduling

From Linear Programming to Heuristic Search

Pete Bettinger

$266.95 $213.50

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