Assessment of the state of a forest road network as a basis for making a program of forest management unit opening

Danilović, Milorad; Stojnić, Dušan

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“…According to the Bulletin of Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2015), the total length of the state-owned forest roads in Serbia is 25903 km, out of which 386 km are modern roads, 21190 km are rigid roads and 4 km are flexible roads. The assessed density of the forest road network in Serbia is 7.23 m/ha, or 5.24 m/ha if only forest roads paved with gravel are counted in (Danilović & Stojnić, 2014). Additionally, many of the forest roads are in unserviceable condition.…”

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Decision making model in forest road network management

Dimić¹,

Ljubojević²

2019

Vojnotehnički glasnik

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Forest resource exploitation and the achievement of full forest potential depend on the density and quality of the forest road network. The forest road network has to fulfill multiple functions; it thus has strategic importance in forest management. When planning the forest road network development, decision makers have to consider various technological, economic, social, and environmental factors. A comprehensive and functional approach is needed. A hybrid methodological framework for the formulation of guidelines, within which the strategy for the development of the state-owned forest road network should be defined, is presented in this paper. A fuzzy modification of the A'WOT method is proposed. The model, named FDA'WOT model, is based on an idea to provide a conceptual framework for strategic option selection by combining the fuzzy Delphi technique, the fuzzy SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). The FDA'WOT model overcomes the problems of a classical SWOT analysis related to the vagueness and uncertainties in assessment of the character, impact and relative importance of strategic factors. It is a frame for a multicriteria approach in decision making which allows analytical prioritization of alternative strategic options and selection of an optimal one. The proposed model is applied to a case study of the strategy selection for the forest road network development in the Republic of Serbia. The presented results have shown that the FDA'WOT model can successfully create conditions for sustainable strategy formulation.

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Decision making model in forest road network management

Dimić¹,

Ljubojević²

2019

Vojnotehnički glasnik

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“…Danilović and Stojnić [5] state that calculating the density of the road network only on the basis of the ratio of the length of roads passing through the department and the area of the department does not yield precise data, so the spatial distribution of roads is much more important. Pichman and Pentek [13] state that absolute (classical) openness gives a rough picture of the quantitative state of forest roads in an area without information about their spatial distribution.…”

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Forest roads as the key to forest protection against fire

Živanović¹,

Zigar²,

Čipev³

2021

Safety Engineering

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Planning, construction and maintenance of forest roads is extremely important for successful firefighting in a certain area. This study focuses on the current technical infrastructure in the state forests of Serbia. The average openness of forests in Serbia at the end of 2019 was 20.14 m/ha, while 21.89 m/ha was occupied by public roads. In the period from 2011 to 2019, the average openness of state forests with public roads in Serbia decreased by 3.12 m/ha, or by 1.67 m/ha. The openness of forests by forest roads is the largest and optimal in the Vojvodina region (131.5 m/ha) and significantly lower and insufficient in Belgrade regions (0.35 m/ha), Sumadija and Western Serbia (2.8 m/ha), and Southern and Eastern Serbia (1.8 m/ha). Compared to 2011, the openness of forests in 2019 increased in the Vojvodina region and decreased in other regions in Serbia. Forest roads that have asphalt, concrete or cobblestone lanes are the least represented, about 0.27%. The largest representation of forest roads with a base (stone or gravel hard bottom layer) is about 82.7%.

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Development and perspective of the forest road infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia

Trajanov¹,

Nestorovski²,

Trajkov³

2015

Glas Suma Fakul

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This paper determines the historical development of infrastructure in the forest, streaming the development of the forest road network as a dominant element of infrastructure. The paper also covers the current condition with the openness of forests in Republic of Macedonia. On the basis of scientific research, the results from the optimal density of forest roads are determined. The paper also covers the period for which it is expected to achieve the goals of optimization which is the most efficient forest management without significantly affecting the ecological functions of the forest.

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Assessment of the state of a forest road network as a basis for making a program of forest management unit opening

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Decision making model in forest road network management

Decision making model in forest road network management

Forest roads as the key to forest protection against fire

Development and perspective of the forest road infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia

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