CONTENTS: Contributors.. ix Part IIntroduction Adaptive Design of Forested Landscapes by Klaus von Gadow, Tuula Nuutinen and Seppo Kellomaki 3 Part IIAssessing the Landscape : Landscape Metrics, Scales of Resolution by Samuel A Cushman and Kevin McGarigal 33 Detailed Assessment Using Remote Sensing Techniques by Petteri Packalen, Matti Maltamo and Timo Tokola 53 Assessing Landscape Attributes by Christoph Ka'tsch 79 Part III Numerical Analysis of Landscape Design : Spatial Optimisation - Computational Methods by Pete Bettinger and Young-Hwan Kim 111 Integrating Multiple Services in the Numerical Analysis of Landscape Design by Timo Pukkala 137 Decentralized Forest Planning Models - a Cellular Automata Framework by Anne-Helene Mathey and John Nelson 169 Coordinating Management Decisions of Neighboring Stands with Dynamic Programming by Howard Hoganson, Jose G. Borges and Yu Wei187 Designing a Forested Landscape in Finland Under Different Climate Scenarios by Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo, Manfred J. Lexer, Heli Peltola and Seppo Kellomaki 215 Part IVComputer Graphics and Visualization : Visualization in the Design of Forested Landscapes by Andre O. Falcao 245 Visualization in Support of Landscape Design by Riidiger Mach 265