Year of publication 2017

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Place of publication Budapest, Hungary ;

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Pages 64 p.

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Author JURI BEGUS and EWALD PERTLIK

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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ISBN 978-92-5-109710-6

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The first part of the Manual introduces the main steps of forest road network planning and gives guidance on road construction under different site conditions. It demonstrates good practices to minimize the area used for building purposes, to keep the environmental impact as low as possible and to maintain forest productivity. It describes the machinery suitable for the different construction phases and compares the advantages of machine types. The second part of the Manual introduces the goals and best practices of regular forest road maintenance which is a key operation that enables multi-purpose use of forests. It gives an overview on the main causes of forest road degradation and explains the different maintenance regimes and maintenance activities.

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Language English

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Also available in:

• Albanian
• Serbian

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