A Review of Bioengineering Methods for Stabilizing Earthen Slopes of Forest Roads

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran.

4 Ph.D. Graduated Student, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.

Abstract

Forest roads are a major factor in increasing erosion rates and disrupting the stability of natural slopes. Erosion is the process by which soil particles are separated from their original bed and transported to another location by a transport agent. This study investigates the bioengineering methods of stabilizing earthen slopes of forest roads. Due to the fact that this article is a review of library and documentary methods and using search engines and various sites to access articles such as learners, academic jihad, Google scholar, Science Direct, etc., various articles on soil erosion, methods Soil stabilization was studied and analysed using bioengineering techniques, etc., and the results are: bioengineering is compatible with environmental conditions. This method, in addition to its main function, makes the landscape beautiful. Bioengineering projects require less heavy equipment and machinery, thus saving costs and the negative effects of using this type of equipment. Using native plants saves money.

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