Author/Authors
Ekera, Mehmet Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi - Orman Fakültesi - Orman Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , Ada, Nevzat Bartın Üniversitesi - BARTIN MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU (Bartın MYO) - Ormancılık ve Orman Ürünleri Programı, Turkey
Title Of Article
The constitution of criteria and indicator set for quality analysis of a forest road
شماره ركورد
44032
Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to develop a methodology to determine the quality level and conceptual framework for forest roads, to describe the components of road quality, to create the criteria and indicators sets that are effective on decision making on the quality of the forest road and how to decide if a road segment and network is quality or not by putting all these in a assessment list. The main criteria that were used in the assessment of road quality which were the criteria of sustainable forest management were economical, ecological, social-institutional and technical criteria that were added in this study. Economic main criterion has 2 sub-criteria, 5 indicators and 24 factors/variables; ecology main criteria has 4 sub-criteria, 13 indicators and 50 factors, social main criteria has 3 sub-criteria, 8 indicators and 17 factors, and technical main criteria has 3 sub-criteria, 6 indicators and 34 factor those depends on it. It is possible to determine the quality degree of a forest road and forest road network by using the enhanced forest road quality assessment method. In this way, this study’s results can be used for choosing the standard routes, determining the priority of road maintenance, supposing the potential risks and for developing a quality coefficient to estimate the transportation costs.
From Page
89
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Forest road quality , Road quality analysis , Quality assessment , Forest road , GIS
JournalTitle
Turkish Journal of Forestry
To Page
97
JournalTitle
Turkish Journal of Forestry
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