Reference

Question/

Policy

Objective

Variables

Unit of Analysis

Study Location

Standiford & Howitt, 1992

Forest management

Revenue optimisation

Oak tree canopy, livestock density

Stand level

$

United States.

Halbritter & Deegen, 2015

Forest management

Optimisation of LEV

Timber prices, interest rates, costs

Stand level

Theoretical

Germany

Tahvonen et al., 2013

Forest management

Optimisation

Stand density, thinning intensity, rotation

Individual tree, m3/ha

Finland

Assmuth & Tahvonen, 2015

Management Continuous cover

Carbon optimisation

Carbon subsidies

Carbon prices

Stand level

m3/ha

Finland

West et al., 2012

Management

DSS

Value chain modelling

Yield, revenues, form, timber recovery

Stand & estate level

New Zealand

Tikkanen et al., 2012

Management

Biodiversity

Thinning practices

Stand density, thermal sum

Stand level

Finland

Lecocq et al., 2011

Management Biomass

Forest carbon v fuelwood

Timber & carbon stocks/prices

Regional

France

Pihlainen et al., 2015

Climate change

Growth optimisation

Stand density

Thermal sum

Stand level

Finland

McKenney et al., 2006

Carbon sequestration

Spatial Cost Benefit

Site, costs, Ag opportunity costs

Simulated

m3/ha/yr

Canada

van Kooten et al., 1995

Carbon taxes/subsidies

Optimisation

Carbon biomass, price, discount rate

Theoretical

t/ha/yr

U.S.

Vanclay, 1998

Land Use

Decision support

Simulations

Landscape

Australia

Upadhyay et al., 2006

Land Use change

C sequestration optimisation

Ag/&timber prices

wages, population

Household

Nepal

Pakistan

Verburg et al., 2004

Land Use change

Scenario model

Review of models

Netherlands

Namaalwa et al., 2007

Deforestation

Deforestation and degradation

Diameter, mortality,

socio-economic

Village

Uganda

Sankhayan et al., 2003

Deforestation

Land use and degradation

Ag yield & prices,

population

Watershed

Nepal

Diaz-Balteiro & Romero, 2003

Carbon capture

C sequestration optimisation

Area, forest inventory, carbon balance

Forest

Spain

Graves et al., 2007

Agroforestry

Silvoarable economics

Silvoarable, arable and forest returns

Plot & farm scale

Spain, France

Netherlands

Bateman et al. 2006

Cost Benefit Analysis

Spatial forest valuation model

Parametric-Timber yield, carbon, recreation

Country

Wales

Middlemiss & Knowles, 1996

Farm afforestation

Agroforestry & forestry returns

Returns, labour,

Farm & estate level

New Zealand

Loane, 1994

Farm afforestation

Optimisation

Growth, product recovery, stock shelter

Hectare

Australia

Kubicki et al., 1991

Farm planning Afforestation

Whole farm model

Ag. opportunity cost

Farm

Australia

Herbohn et al., 2009

Farm afforestation

Whole farm model

Forest yield, Ag. opportunity cost

Farm

Australia