Sustainable Forest Operations (SFO): A new paradigm in a changing world and climate

E Marchi, W Chung, R Visser, D Abbas… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The effective implementation of sustainable forest management depends largely on carrying
out forest operations in a sustainable manner. Climate change, as well as the increasing …

Past, present and future of industrial plantation forestry and implication on future timber harvesting technology

A McEwan, E Marchi, R Spinelli, M Brink - Journal of Forestry Research, 2020 - Springer
Plantation forests are established, and expanding, to satisfy increasing global demand for
timber products. Shifting societal values, such as safety, productivity, environmental, quality …

Drivers of advances in mechanized timber harvesting–a selective review of technological innovation

O Lindroos, P La Hera, C Häggström - Croatian Journal of Forest …, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Timber harvesting operations vary greatly around the world, as do the adaptations
of technology to the complex, locally variable conditions. Similarly, technological innovations …

The application of two approaches using GIS technology implementation in forest road network planning in an Italian mountain setting

R Picchio, G Pignatti, E Marchi, F Latterini, M Benanchi… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
A well-planned forest road network is essential for meeting the goal of sustainable forest
management. Forest roads play a key role in commercial purposes, fire prevention, and …

Innovations in forest bioeconomy: A bibliometric analysis

M Jankovský, SP García-Jácome, J Dvořák, I Nyarko… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Innovations are a key component of the forest bioeconomy. Many types of innovations are
needed for an efficient forest bioeconomy to be deployed. This article aimed to analyze the …

Optimizing prescribed fire allocation for managing fire risk in central Catalonia

FJ Alcasena, AA Ager, M Salis, MA Day… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
We used spatial optimization to allocate and prioritize prescribed fire treatments in the fire-
prone Bages County, central Catalonia (northeastern Spain). The goal of this study was to …

Identifying causes, dynamics and consequences of work accidents in forest operations in an alpine context

A Laschi, E Marchi, C Foderi, F Neri - Safety science, 2016 - Elsevier
In a sustainable perspective, where wood harvesting and use perfectly respond to
environmental needs, social sustainability and related health and safety of forest workers …

A review of changes in US logging businesses 1980s–present

JL Conrad IV, WD Greene, P Hiesl - Journal of Forestry, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Timber is harvested in the United States by thousands of independent logging businesses.
Fully mechanized, whole-tree harvesting systems are the most common and most productive …

Supply potential and annual availability of timber and forest biomass resources for energy considering inter-prefectural trade in Japan

B Battuvshin, Y Matsuoka, H Shirasawa, K Toyama… - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study estimates the supply potential and annual availability of timber and forest
biomass resources under profitable forest management in Japan. It focuses on four …

Mixed forests and ecosystem services: Investigating stakeholders' perceptions in a case study in the Polish Carpathians

G Grilli, J Jonkisz, M Ciolli, J Lesinski - Forest Policy and Economics, 2016 - Elsevier
Mixed forests are thought to provide a wide range of ecosystem services for human well-
being and their effectiveness, compared to monocultures, is broadly recognized in the …