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SG0226

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support

The course covers how decision support systems are used for analysis in support of strategic decisions. The various components of the system are reviewed including different methods of data collection and how new data can be generated. During the course, the student will practice using the Planvis program and how the program is used to analyze harvesting opportunities and forest permits and, by means of the program, present the results of the analyzes in the form of tables, charts and maps and more. Based on a sustainability perspective and different conditions, such as ownership, forest ownership and forest conservation ambitions, different cases are studied. The results from the analysis of the cases then form the basis for a written report, based on scientific writing principles, which are also presented orally. Students will be given the opportunity to practice commenting and review other students’ case studies.


Exercises, oral presentations and written reports are compulsory.


Course evaluation

The course evaluation is now closed

SG0226-30019 - Course evaluation report

Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.

Additional course evaluations for SG0226

Academic year 2022/2023

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support (SG0226-30167)

2023-01-16 - 2023-02-15

Academic year 2021/2022

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support (SG0226-30023)

2022-01-17 - 2022-02-17

Academic year 2019/2020

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support (SG0226-30021)

2020-01-20 - 2020-02-19

Academic year 2018/2019

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support (SG0226-30082)

2019-01-21 - 2019-02-20

Academic year 2018/2019

Forest Planning with PlanWise as Decision Support (SG0226-30229)

2019-01-21 - 2019-02-20

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

  1. Overview of the PlanWise application and examples of its use. Författare: Öhman, K. Eggers, J (2020) [Overview of the PlanWise application and examples of its use. ] (https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/17122/1/eggers_j_et_al_200602.pdf)1) Heuristic Optimisation In: Decision Support for Forest Management. Managing Forest Ecosystems Författare: Kangas A., Kurttila M., Hujala T., Eyvindson K., Kangas J. [ Heuristic Optimisation In: Decision Support for Forest Management. Managing Forest Ecosystems] (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23522-6_7#citeas)1) Ljungbergskompendiet - English [Ljungbergskompendiet - English] (https://slunik.slu.se/kursfiler/SG0226/30021.1920/Ljungberg_eng.pdf)1) Optimisation in: Decision Support for Forest Management. Managing Forest Ecosystems Författare: Kangas A., Kurttila M., Hujala T., Eyvindson K., Kangas J. [Optimisation in: Decision Support for Forest Management. Managing Forest Ecosystems] (<//link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23522-6_6#citeas>)1) Development and Evaluation of Forest Management Scenarios Long-term Analysis at the Landscape level pages 1-26 Författare: Eggers, J. [Development and Evaluation of Forest Management Scenarios Long-term Analysis at the Landscape level pages 1-26] (https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14286/1/eggers_j_170502.pdf)1) Balancing landscape-level forest management between recreation and wood production Författare: Eggers, J., Lindhagen A., Lind T., Lämås T. and Öhman K [Balancing landscape-level forest management between recreation and wood production] (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866717305642?via%3Dihub)1) Integrating bilberry yields into regional long-term forest scenario analyses Författare: Kilpeläinen, H., Salminen, O.,Härkönen, K., Miina J., and Kurttila M. [ Integrating bilberry yields into regional long-term forest scenario analyses] (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02827581.2017.1407821?needAccess=true)1) Forest decision support systems for the analysis of ecosystem services provisioning at the landscape scale under global climate and market change scenarios Författare: Nordström, E-M. et al [Forest decision support systems for the analysis of ecosystem services provisioning at the landscape scale under global climate and market change scenarios] (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10342-019-01189-z)1) Optimizing spatial habitat suitability and timber revenue in long-term forest planning Författare: Öhman, K., Edenius, L., & Mikusinski, G. [Optimizing spatial habitat suitability and timber revenue in long-term forest planning] (https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/X10-232#.XdK7ENV7laQ)1) Managing a boreal forest landscape for providing timber, storing and sequestering carbon Författare: Triviño, M., Juutinen, A., Mazziotta, A., Miettinen, K., Podkopaev, D., Reunanen P., and Mönkkönen, M. [Managing a boreal forest landscape for providing timber, storing and sequestering carbon] (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041615000212)1) Ljungbergskompendiet kap 2, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.4 and 5 [Ljungbergskompendiet kap 2, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.4 and 5] (https://slunik.slu.se/kursfiler/SG0226/30021.1920/PlanVis2020.pdf)

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 19027 SEK Cycle: Bachelor’s level (G2F)
Subject: Forest Science Forest science
Course code: SG0226 Application code: SLU-30019 Location: Umeå Distance course: No Language: English Responsible department: Department of Forest Resource Management Pace: 100%