Dimensions and Carrying Capacity of Suburban Recreational Woods

Abstract

Dimensions or forest size of suburban recreational woods are calculated by demands for forest recreation and recreational carrying capacity of the forest. It is very important to calculate carrying capacity of forest from the view points of activities of pedestrians on hiking courses of forest footpathes. Calculations of carrying capacity on these forest roads must be based on walking speeds of hikers, distances between walking groups, numbers of persons of every walking group and density of the footpath in the forest. Planners must find the best walking density and road density for the smooth moving of pedestrians on the forest footpath in good amenity without disturbing each other.