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  • Organization, Objectives, and Procedural Outcomes: Trade-Offs Associated with Managerial Choices in Oaxacan Community Forest Enterprises

    Creator:
    Engbring, Gretchen M.
    Abstract:
    This paper examines four community forest enterprises (CFEs) in Oaxaca, Mexico, where CFEs have been held up as a positive example of community forestry that simultaneously addresses both conservation and development goals. CFEs are community-owned businesses that manage their forests to provide income and other benefits and may be considered...
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    Dissertation
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    Biedenweg, Dr. Olli-Pekka Kuusela, and Dr. Hannah Gosnell. This team dedicated their time, expertise, and

  • Three Essays on the Economics of Habitat and Landscape Restoration

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Tu
    Abstract:
    Natural landscapes around the world have experienced serious loss and degradation, which negatively impacts ecosystem service provision by these landscapes. As a result, there have been serious investments to restore natural capital. However, restoration faces complex trade-offs, such as that between restoration quality, or how closely the restored landscapes resembles...
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    Dissertation
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    education of rigorous quality. I thank my committee members, Steven Dundas, Dave Lewis, Olli-Pekka, for

  • Real-time Decision Making on Helicopter Dispatch during Multiple Forest Fires

    Creator:
    Jeon, Duckha
    Abstract:
    On average there are over 500 forest fires burning more than 3,700 ha each year in South Korea. Between 2014 and 2018, 62 percent of forest fires were multiple fires burning simultaneously in more than two different locations across the country. These multiple fires make it difficult to make decisions...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Chung ▪ Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jack Higginbotham ▪ Committee Member: Dr. Olli-Pekka

  • Supply Chain Management of Timber and Biomass from Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Forests

    Creator:
    She, Ji
    Abstract:
    Mountain pine beetle infested forests in the Rocky Mountain region raise complicated economic, environmental, and social impacts and pose severe forest management challenges to land managers and public and private landowners. Harvesting infested forest stands provides an opportunity to utilize otherwise wasted resources, mitigate economics losses to landowners, and generate...
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    Dissertation
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    Debashis Mondal Hector Vergara Olli-Pekka Kuusela Robert Kennedy Field work and data