Currículo

Métodos de Decisão Multi-Critério em Gestão Florestal e Planeamento do Uso do Território MDM-GFPUT

Contextos

Groupo: MEDFOR 2012-2013 > 2º Ciclo > Parte Escolar > Áreas de Especialização > Gestão de Florestas Mediterrânicas: sistemas de apoio à decisão multi-critério

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

(1) To know the terminology, basic concepts and elements of strategic, tactical and operational ecosystem management at different spatial scales, (2) to understand the relevance of economic concepts to address ecosystem management, (3) to get familiar with model building and model solving techniques to address natural resources management, (4) to develop skills to evaluate and use decision support systems and intelligent systems, (5) acquire experience in applying models and information and communication technology to address natural resource management problems.

Programa

1. Introduction to forest ecosystem management planning. Review of forest management planning concepts. Hierarchy and integration of time scales (strategic, tactical and operational) and spatial scales (management unit, property, landscape, region). 2. Economics and evaluation of projects. Economic concepts to address forest ecosystems management and conservation. The case of non-market goods and services. Valuation methods. Project analysis and evaluation. Ecosystem management planning at landscape or regional scales and stand-level economic analysis. 3. Forest ecosystems multi-objective management planning. Strategic management planning: models I and II. Management planning at the landscape scale and scenario analysis: the Hoganson Rose model. Integration of management and conservation planning processes: exact methods and heuristic approaches. Multiple decision makers: approaches to integrate collaborative management planning at landscape scale and management planning at the property scale. Operational and tactical planning. Organization of space, accessibility and operational choices. Logistical problems: exact methods and heuristic methods. 4. Information and communication technology in natural resource management: decision support systems and knowledge-based systems. The modular structure. Information management systems. Silviculture models and management alternatives simulator. Decision modules. Results interpretation. 5. Mediterranean forestry applications to integrated land use planning – information and communication technology. Literature review

Método de Avaliação

The evaluation will be based on the literature review and final exam. The literature review should be presented in class (10 minutes presentation).
The final grade will be determined as follows:
- Literature review: 40%
And
- Test 1: 30%
- Test 2: 30%
Or if a minimum grade = 10 is not met in Test 1 or in Test 2:
- Final exam: 60%
The evaluation schedule is as follows:
- The literature review proposal should be submitted by October 9. It should be completed at the date of its presentation in class.
The evaluation schedule is as follows:
- Test 1: 30/10
- Test 2: 17/12
- Literature Review Presentation: 18/12
- Final Exam: date to be defined.

Carga Horária

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Trabalho Autónomo - 0.0

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Bibliografia

Principal

Information and communication technology in forest management and conservation. Pages 150-171 in L. Hetemaki and S. Nilsson, Eds. Information Technology and the Forest Sector. IUFRO World Series Volume 18. Vienna, Austria: International Union of Forest Research Organizations. 235 pp.: Reynolds, K.M., J.G. Borges, H. Vacik and M.J. Lexer. 2005 Topic 4
Forest management to sustain ecological, economic and social values. Ed. 4. McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New York, pp1-128.: Davis, L.S., K.N. Johnson, P. Bettinger and T. Howard. 2001 Topic 1
Forest management and Planning. Ed. 1. Academic Press, Burlington. pp. 125-279: Bettinger, P., K. Boston, J. Siry and D. Grebner. 2009 Topic 3
Forest management to sustain ecological, economic and social values. Ed. 4. McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New York. pp. 317-384 e 427-522.: Davis, L.S., K.N. Johnson, P. Bettinger and T. Howard. 2001 Topic 2
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Heuristics in multi-objective forest management. In: T. Pukkala (Ed.) Multi-objective forest planning Kluwer Academic Publishers, Managing Forest Ecosystems Series Vol. 5: 119-152.: Borges, J. G., A. Falcão and H. M. Hoganson. 2003 Topic 3
Decision support systems in natural resource management. In: F. Burstein and C. Holsapple (Ed.) Handbook on Decision Support Systems. Springer, International Handbooks on Information Systems Series. Handbook on Decision Support System 2: 499-534.: Reynolds, K.M., M. Twery, M. J. Lexer, H. Vacik, D. Ray, G. Shao and J. G. Borges. 2008 Topic 4
Addressing collaborative planning methods and tools in forest management. /Forest//Ecology and Management/ 248: 107-118.: Martins, H. and J. G. Borges. 2007 Topic 3
Data, models and technology in forest planning. Revista Florestal XII(1/2): 35-44.: Rose, D. 1999 Topic 4
Coordinating Management Decisions of Neighboring Stands with Dynamic Programming. In: K. von Gadow and T. Pukkala (Ed.) Designing Green Landscapes. Springer, Managing Forest Ecosystems Vol. 15: 187-214.: Hoganson, H. M., J. G. Borges and Y. Wei. 2008 Topic 3