Author : Arlene Ells
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Uncertainty and Forest Land Use Allocation in British Columbia by : Arlene Ells
Download or read book Uncertainty and Forest Land Use Allocation in British Columbia written by Arlene Ells and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explains the concepts of fuzzy set theory and applies them to the problem of allocating public forest land on Vancouver Island among competing land uses. Two principal sources of fuzziness are identified: those related to uncertainty in classification (specification of management objectives) and those related to uncertainty concerning how actions affect objectives (imprecise technical coefficients). Comparing the results of classical and fuzzy decision models enables determination of which approach provides improved results, and which is more consistent with the political decision-making process in British Columbia.