Sustainable deforestation evaluation model and system dynamics analysis

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014:2014:106209. doi: 10.1155/2014/106209. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Abstract

The current study used the improved fuzzy analytic hierarchy process to construct a sustainable deforestation development evaluation system and evaluation model, which has refined a diversified system to evaluate the theory of sustainable deforestation development. Leveraging the visual image of the system dynamics causal and power flow diagram, we illustrated here that sustainable forestry development is a complex system that encompasses the interaction and dynamic development of ecology, economy, and society and has reflected the time dynamic effect of sustainable forestry development from the three combined effects. We compared experimental programs to prove the direct and indirect impacts of the ecological, economic, and social effects of the corresponding deforest techniques and fully reflected the importance of developing scientific and rational ecological harvesting and transportation technologies. Experimental and theoretical results illustrated that light cableway skidding is an ecoskidding method that is beneficial for the sustainable development of resources, the environment, the economy, and society and forecasted the broad potential applications of light cableway skidding in timber production technology. Furthermore, we discussed the sustainable development countermeasures of forest ecosystems from the aspects of causality, interaction, and harmony.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / economics
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
  • Ecology / economics
  • Ecology / methods
  • Ecosystem
  • Forestry / economics
  • Forestry / methods*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Population Dynamics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Trees / growth & development