Effect of Forest Road Network on Accessibility and Cost Reduction for Forest Operations (II)
2016
Hwang, J.S., Korea Forest Research Institute, Pocheon, Republic of Korea | Ji, B.Y., Korea Forest Research Institute, Pocheon, Republic of Korea | Kweon, H.K., Korea Forest Research Institute, Pocheon, Republic of Korea | Jung, D.H., Korea Forest Research Institute, Pocheon, Republic of Korea
This study was conducted to analyze the effect of forest road network on accessibility and cost reduction for forest operations before and after forest road construction by investigating harvesting operations in 5 regional Forest Services (8 management planning districts). The results showed that the accessible operation area within 500 m from forest roads or public roads increased about 3.5 times after the forest road construction. The average cost reduction was 308,000 won/km/year. According to the results, forest road had a great effect on improvement of accessibility and reduction effect of forest operation cost. Therefore, the policy for expansion of forest road should be continued for preparing of effective harvesting system.
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