Special issue: "Integrating Multi Criteria Decision Analysis in Forest Planning"
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907) belonging to the section "Forest Ecology and Management" is organized by guest editors Karin Öhman and Eva-Maria Nordström on the topic "Integrating Multi Criteria Decision Analysis in Forest Planning". The deadline for manuscript submissions is 10 April 2020.
More details on the Special Issue and the submission can be found here:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Decision_Analysis
Scope of the manuscripts:
In the context of sustainable forest management, forest planning is a complex process often involving a number of different stakeholders, objectives, and possible alternative solutions to the decision problem. As a result, there is a need for tools and methods that can support the planning process by analyzing synergies and trade-offs between different forest values. One such tool is multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA), which can help decision-makers to synthesize information so that the problem is defined, the objectives identified, and the ‘best’ alternative based on the importance of these objectives could be identified. The present Special Issue will comprise a selection of papers dealing with integrating MCDA in forest planning. We are particularly interested in papers dealing with the development of MCDA methods for forest planning, including MCDA integrated into forest decision support systems. Further, we encourage papers on case studies where MCDA has been applied to forest planning in innovative ways, to support sustainable forest management and the involvement of stakeholders.
Manuscript submission information:
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited.
