A mathematical model for infrastructure investments in the forest sector of coastal Norway

Truls Flatberg, Vibeke S. Nørstebø, Knut Bjørkelo, Rasmus Astrup and Nils Egil Søvde

Forest Policy and Economics, 2018, vol. 92, issue C, 202-209

Abstract: Forestry in coastal Norway has traditionally been a marginal activity with a low annual harvest rate. However, the region is now faced with large areas of spruce plantations that will reach harvest maturity within the next 25 years. Due to the poor infrastructure in the region, the current challenge is to harvest the maturing spruce plantations at an acceptable cost. Hence, there is considerable interest both from the forest sector and politicians to invest in infrastructure that can provide the basis for profitable forest sector development in coastal Norway.

Keywords: Facility location; Network design; Operations research; Forest planning; Forest transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.04.008

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