Participatory Goal Programming in Forest Management: An Application Integrating Several Ecosystem Services

Forests

Jorge Aldea¹  Fernando Martínez-Pe༚³  Carlos Romero²  Luis Diaz-Balteiro² 

[1] Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid-INIA, Palencia 34004, Spain; E-Mail:;Department of Forestry Economics and Management, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain; E-Mail:;Forest Mycology and Trufficulture, Cesefor Foundation, 42005, Soria, Spain; E-Mail:

关键词: multi-criteria decision-making;    goal programming;    stakeholders;    forest management;    edible wild mushrooms;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f5123352

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this study, we propose a procedure for integrating several ecosystem services into forest management by using the well-known multi-criteria approach called goal programming. It shows how interactions with various stakeholders are essential in order to choose the goal programming model applied, as well as some of its basic components (variant, targets, preferential weights, etc.). This methodology has been applied to a real forest management case where five criteria have been selected: timber production, wild edible mushroom production, carbon sequestration, net present value of the underlying investment, and a criterion associated with the sustainability of forest management defined by the idea of a normal forest. Given the characteristics of some of these criteria, such as mushroom production, the model has been developed in two scenarios: one deterministic and another with a Monte Carlo analysis. The results show a considerable degree of conflict between the proposed criteria. By applying several goal programming models, different Paretian efficient solutions were obtained. In addition, some results in Monte Carlo analysis for several criteria show notable variations. This fact is especially notable for the mushroom production criterion. Finally, the proposed approach seems attractive and can be directly applied to other forest management situations.

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