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In this paper the afforestation problem is presented, that is the location and design of new forest compartments to be planted in a given area. This problem was formulated in connection with discussions both in Denmark and in the EEC related to the optimal utilization of land. These discussions ended with a decision of increasing the amount of forest surface in Denmark. In addition, two Decision Support Systems to solve the above mentioned problem will be discussed. The first system has been implemented in a main frame while the second one has been implemented in a PC-environment. A central element in the problem solving process is the simulated annealing algorithm. The implemented heuristic am proaches will be described. Finally, our numerical experiences will be shortly reported.
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Vidal, R.V.V. (1993). Solving the Afforestation Problem. In: Vidal, R.V.V. (eds) Applied Simulated Annealing. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 396. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46787-5_12
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