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Mathematical formulation and exact solution for landing location problem in tropical forest selective logging, a case study in Southeast Cameroon

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  • Julien Philippart

    (University of Liege)

  • Minghe Sun

    (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

  • Jean-Louis Doucet

    (University of Liege)

Abstract

In Central Africa, creating forest roads and skid trails is one of the most costly and environmentally damaging operations for the forest’s ecosystem. An optimized road network is essential for reducing construction costs and improving the sustainable management of timber resources. The location of landings is vital in the development of a future forest road network. In this study, a binary integer programming model similar to the uncapacitated facility location problem is formulated to optimize the locations of the landings. The model is applied to selective logging in Central Africa and tested on an annual logging zone in Southeast Cameroon. The results are compared to that of manual road planning, the currently used method.

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  • Julien Philippart & Minghe Sun & Jean-Louis Doucet, 2012. "Mathematical formulation and exact solution for landing location problem in tropical forest selective logging, a case study in Southeast Cameroon," Working Papers 0009, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio.
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    1. Aidin PARSAKHOO & Mohsen MOSTAFA & Shaban SHATAEE & Majid LOTFALIAN, 2017. "Decision support system to find a skid trail network for extracting marked trees," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(2), pages 62-69.
    2. Ezzati, Sattar & Najafi, Akbar & Yaghini, Masoud & Hashemi, Amir Ala & Bettinger, Pete, 2015. "An optimization model to solve skidding problem in steep slope terrain," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 250-268.

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    Keywords

    landing location; uncapacitated facility location; Central Africa; road planning;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics

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