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Economic optimization of forest biomass processing and transport

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Zamora Cristales, René Arturo

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An economic analysis and optimization of forest biomass processing and transportation at the operational level is presented. Renewable sources of energy have captured the interest of public and private institutions to develop cost-effective supply chains to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The production of energy from forest harvest residues constitutes...

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Dissertation

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Economic Optimization of Forest Biomass Processing and
Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Creator:

Thompson, Matthew P.

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One of the basic questions facing transportation planners and road managers is how to provide and maintain a road system that provides efficient access to the forest while limiting adverse effects roads can have on water and soil resources. The purpose of this study is to develop decision support models...

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Dissertation

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Engineering presented on March 19, 2009. Title: Contemporary Forest Road Management with Economic and
Sustainable biomass supply from fuel reduction treatments : a biomass assessment of federally owned land in eastern Oregon

Creator:

Vogler, Kevin C.

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Wildfire exclusion over the past century or more has resulted in extensive fuel accumulations throughout much of the West that combined with recent climatic patterns have increased the frequency of relatively uncommon, large, high-severity wildfires. Forest restoration treatments intended to alter landscape-level fire disturbance patterns can be difficult to implement...

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Masters Thesis

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THESIS OF Kevin C. Vogler for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Resources presented on

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Economic optimization of forest biomass processing and transport

Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Sustainable biomass supply from fuel reduction treatments : a biomass assessment of federally owned land in eastern Oregon

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