%0 Research article
%T Scheduling spatial arrangement and harvest simultaneously
%A Van Deusen, Paul C.
%D 2001
%J Silva Fennica
%V 35
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.605
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/605
%X A method based on the Metropolis algorithm is developed for creating  desirable spatial configurations on the landscape while simultaneously  dealing with other objectives commonly associated with harvest  scheduling. Spatial configurations are loosely specified and  stochastically attained, which contrasts with other adjacency  constraints based on specific block size limits. This method makes it  possible to improve habitat and connectivity, and to create buffer zones  as part of the scheduling process. It also works with a mapped set of  polygons/forest stands and does not require a gridded system.