This book is devoted to the study of optimal control problems arising in
forest management, an important and fascinating topic in mathematical
economics studied by many researchers over the years. The volume studies
the forest management problem by analyzing a class of optimal control
problems that contains it and showing the existence of optimal solutions
over infinite horizon. It also studies the structure of approximate
solutions on finite intervals and their turnpike properties, as well as
the stability of the turnpike phenomenon and the structure of
approximate solutions on finite intervals in the regions close to the
end points. The book is intended for mathematicians interested in the
optimization theory, optimal control and their applications to the
economic theory.