An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 21, 2011
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An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices

Abstract

Forest roads are  one of the inevitable infrastructures in conducting forestry  operations. Around 1000 km under standardized forest roads have been largely repaired  in addition to construction of 1000 km new forest roads in Turkey. Implementing uniform road gradient along the road sections is very important in terms of transportation techniques and safety, as well as the geometrical standardizations of the forest road. In this study, current road standards, longitudinal gradient values and their limitations in forest road constructions recommended by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and some Europe Union (EU) countries were examined. Firstly, the forest road standards and their gradient values have been defined in Turkish forest road construction practices. Afterwards, the forest road standards and the gradient values applied by FAO and some EU countries were presented, and finally, the specifications were examined by comparing them with the current practices in Turkish forestry.

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English

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Authors

H. Hulusi Acar This is me

Publication Date

March 21, 2011

Submission Date

March 21, 2011

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Year 2009 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Çağlar, S., & Acar, H. H. (2011). An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(1), 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE
AMA
1.Çağlar S, Acar HH. An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices. ACUJFF. 2011;10(1):1-8. https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE
Chicago
Çağlar, Sadık, and H. Hulusi Acar. 2011. “An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 10 (1): 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE.
EndNote
Çağlar S, Acar HH (March 1, 2011) An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 10 1 1–8.
IEEE
[1]S. Çağlar and H. H. Acar, “An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices”, ACUJFF, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1–8, Mar. 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE
ISNAD
Çağlar, Sadık - Acar, H. Hulusi. “An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 10/1 (March 1, 2011): 1-8. https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE.
JAMA
1.Çağlar S, Acar HH. An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices. ACUJFF. 2011;10:1–8.
MLA
Çağlar, Sadık, and H. Hulusi Acar. “An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2011, pp. 1-8, https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE.
Vancouver
1.Sadık Çağlar, H. Hulusi Acar. An Evaluation of Forest Road Standards and Road Gradients in Turkey in View of FAO Criteria and Some EU Practices. ACUJFF [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 1;10(1):1-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87HM54KE
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