Land use planning with multiobjective programming: a model for forest development in the hills of Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorShakya, Keshab M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLeuschner, William A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDyck, Robert G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurger, James A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, D.B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoganson, H.M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAdams, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:38:43Zen
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:38:43Zen
dc.date.issued1987en
dc.description.abstractA land use planning model was developed for long term planning of renewable natural resources development in the Hills of Nepal. Considerable emphasis was placed upon identifying land use planning problems for the prevalent limited market economy and subsistence farming system. A multiobjective programming model was chosen for modeling the land use planning problem. The model accommodated five objectives: namely, increasing food, fodder, and fuelwood production and decreasing soil loss and cost. A weighting technique within the multiobjective framework was developed to facilitate land use planning as a socio-political decision making process. The application of the model was demonstrated with data from Phewatal watershed. The model generated technically efficient alternative land use plans. It also generated information on time flow of achievement levels of the objectives and their trade-offs in each alternative plan. Very few alternative plans were generated when the periodic growth rates on achievement levels of the objectives were tightly constrained. The model also provided information on periodic deficit and surplus achievements of the objectives. This information provided the guidelines for evaluating the plans. The model provided a useful mathematical structure for analyzing land use planning as an integrated planning process coordinating multi-sectoral objectives in time and space. A foundation has been laid for constructing comprehensive land use planning models in subsistence farming economy in developing nations. The model was run on a commercially available software package and a portable personal computer. Therefore, the model can be applied in the field situation in many developing countries.en
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dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 100 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49893en
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 16853292en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1987.S524en
dc.subject.lcshLand use -- Planningen
dc.subject.lcshForest management -- Nepalen
dc.titleLand use planning with multiobjective programming: a model for forest development in the hills of Nepalen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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