USE OF IRPM FOR TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE PLANNING IN NATIONAL FORESTS

For more than a decade the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has been developing the Integrated Resource Planning Model (IRPM) as a planning tool for integrating transportation systems and land use. IRPM is composed of several mathematical programs, including linear programming, mixed-integer linear programming, and goal programming. Its purpose is to optimize transportation systems in conjunction with resource allocation and scheduling. The model and its application procedure are presented, along with a case study. The result of the study indicates that IRPM is capable of evaluating various transportation system options, land use strategies, and environmental scenarios. Although the model was developed primarily for use by Forest Service transportation planners and land management analysts, its utilization for planning a cost-effective transportation system and optimum land use patterns could extend beyond National Forest System lands.

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• Authors:
  • Ou, Fong-Lieh
  • Rupe, John
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-36
• Monograph Title: Transportation and land development issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 964
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Forest roads; Forestry; Land use; Linear programming; Mathematical models; Optimization; Sedimentation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396530
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037204
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM