Characteristics of the transport infrastructure of the Krasnoyarsk territory and its impact on the efficiency of the logging process

Forest infrastructure is an important element of economic development of territories. It is impossible to maintain sustainable forest management without forest infrastructure. Forest infrastructure is the basis of the production and non-production spheres. It creates favorable conditions for work and the life of the population. Forest infrastructure has an impact on the economic development of the timber industry connected regions of Russia. In the process of logging the use of forest infrastructure facilities is necessary. At the same time, the transport infrastructure, its condition, and development have a significant impact on the logging process and its effectiveness. The nature of this dependence is of practical interest. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the development of transport infrastructure and its impact on forest harvesting volumes in the forestries of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The results of our studies allow to make the following conclusions: the structure and density of the forest transport infrastructure of the region is uneven. Its design lacks regularity and validity. The development of transport routes is chaotic. The dependence of the performance indicators of the harvesting process on the density or length of transport routes is ambiguous and it requires further investigation.