Assessment and optimization of forest biomass supply chains from economic, social and environmental perspectives – A review of literature

Secondary transportation of raw and comminuted forest products is a major component in forest harvesting operations in terms of economics, public perception, and safety. Consequently, there is a substantial amount of literature on this topic. The existing literature has dealt with many of the technical aspects of transportation with a majority of them focusing on improving supply chain issues; however, there are only few specific to secondary transportation issues in general. This annotated bibliography will help practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders gain a better understanding of the existing literature from 2000 to 2015. To this end, we began by classifying the selected literature into six themes: cost, roads and routes, trucking, efficiency and safety, other modes of transportation, and supply chain and optimization. Woody biomass for bioenergy production was the most researched forest product with respect to transportation. About one-third of the articles were presented in the context of supply chain modeling and optimization. More than half of the studies originated from Europe while the United States had the most publications for any given country. Most articles (16) were published in 2013. Biomass and Bioenergy published the highest number of articles (29) during the timeframe.

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“…Cambero and Sowlati [96] Canada 3 Reviewed studies focusing on the economic, social and environmental aspects of forest BSC.…”

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Annotated Bibliography of the Global Literature on the Secondary Transportation of Raw and Comminuted Forest Products (2000–2015)

Koirala

Kizha

Hoop

et al. 2018

Forests

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“…In fact, the use of plants or their residues for biofuel helps to maintain a constant level of carbon dioxide because plants fix CO 2 during growth [5]. For this reason, the use of biomass in combustion plants is characterized by a zero CO 2 emission balance if referred to the life cycle of the crop, while the thermal use of biomass is considered a solution to limit the greenhouse gas effect [5] and to achieve energy independence while generating jobs [66].…”

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Jatropha curcas, L. Pruning Residues for Energy: Characteristics of an Untapped By-Product

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Jatropha (Jatropha curcas, L.) is an energy crop mainly cultivated for the oil-seed, and the oil is usually used as bio-fuel. However, few studies have reported information about the utilization of the wood as a fuel for boiler heating systems. With 2500 jatropha trees per hectare, it is possible to produce about 3 t·ha −1 ·y −1 of woody biomass from pruning. In addition, jatropha trees are commonly cut down to a height of 45 cm once every 10 years, with a production of 80 t·ha −1 of dry matter of woody biomass. The use of this biomass has not yet been investigated. During the European project JatroMed, woody biomass from jatropha pruning was collected in Morocco. Chemical and physical characteristics of the wood were conducted according to UNI EN ISO standards. The following jatropha wood characteristics have been analyzed: Moisture and ash contents, the ash melting point, heating value, and concentrations of C, H, N, and S. This research focused on the evaluation of the potential use of jatropha pruning for energy production, and the results represent critical data that is useful for future studies and business potential.

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“…However, many of these models or prototypes represent in detail very specific themes and they often lack a broader vision of the problems that include a multifunctional approach [75], or they are designed to give general information on a macro scale (sovra-national, national or macro-regional level) and such systems are not easily usable to help local decision makers [116,119]. Even if the application of spatially explicit DSSs is regarded as extremely useful, their improvement is greatly needed [120]. We stress the importance of developing a model that can effectively integrate all available data regarding ESs, either technical or deriving from the participatory process, with a holistic approach.…”

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Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

Cantiani

Geitner

Haida³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:In the Alpine environment, Man has always been directly dependent on mountain ecosystems. Social mechanisms have created specific models of governance, capable of assuring the persistence of ecosystems and their capacity to provide essential goods and services. In recent decades, however, dramatic changes have occurred, such as climate change and changes in land use. The complexity common to all linked human-natural environment systems is extremely marked in the Alpine areas and this makes it difficult to understand how resilient these systems may be. Many research questions arise, in particular as to the comprehension and quantification of the impact of changes on the capacity of ecosystems to produce goods and services in a sustainable way, and the possibility of local mechanisms of governance to adapt to both current and future changes. Reasons and effects of change are analysed from the perspective of the specific issues of governance. The importance of the Ecosystems Services (ESs) concept is acknowledged and the necessity for a dynamic assessment of ESs, taking into account people's values and expectations, is particularly stressed. Through a careful analysis of selected papers and case studies, the main gaps in current knowledge are identified and directions for further research are provided.

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Assessment and optimization of forest biomass supply chains from economic, social and environmental perspectives – A review of literature

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Annotated Bibliography of the Global Literature on the Secondary Transportation of Raw and Comminuted Forest Products (2000–2015)

Annotated Bibliography of the Global Literature on the Secondary Transportation of Raw and Comminuted Forest Products (2000–2015)

Jatropha curcas, L. Pruning Residues for Energy: Characteristics of an Untapped By-Product

Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Conservation for a New Governance of Alpine Areas

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