Table 3 Site evaluation criteria for woodland burial grounds

Categories Site evaluation criteria (Point) Weight
1 2 3 4 5
1. Forest landscape
The angle of slope More 30° 25°∼30° 20°∼25° 15°∼20° Under 15° 0.064
Degree of closure Under 40% - 40∼70% - More 70% 0.115
Above sea level More 500m - 400∼500m - Under 400m 0.021
2. Forest resources
Soil type(quality) Sandy loam, Loam 0.043
Under 50% - 50∼80% - Over 80%
The number of memory trees per ‘㏊’ Under 100 - 100∼200 - Over 200 0.061
The variety of forest plants Under 3 - 3∼6 - Over 6 0.094
Fear of damaging the memory trees High - Normal - Low 0.095
3. Recreational induction
Linkage of recreation forest facilities None - 1∼2 - 3∼4 0.041
Environmental destruction in target site Worst Bad Normal Good Best 0.102
4. Geography condition
Convenience of public transport None - Normal - High 0.044
Direction S, SW, SE under 50% - S, SW, SE 50%∼80% - S, SW, SE over 80% 0.011
Distance between neighboring cities Over index 5 Index 4∼5 Index 3∼4 Index 2∼3 Under index 2 0.026
5. Development condition
Topography for facility entry Minimum area of designated forest 0.031
Under 1% Under 2% Under 3% Under 5% Over 5%
Related plans and regulations Very High High Normal Low None 0.053
Preference of local residents Low - Normal - High 0.048
Local government cooperation Low - Normal - High 0.039
6. Operation management
The adequacy of the management plan Low - Normal - High 0.024
Management personnel expertise Low - Some experts - Field experts 0.018
The concreteness of the project plan Low - Normal - High 0.027
Reliability of the operating entity Individual - The artificial person - The state, local government, public institutions 0.023
Parking lot None Purchase possibility Possibility (small scale) Possibility (big scale) Existing parking available 0.011
Fire fighting facilities Fire truck unable to enter Small fire truck unable to enter Possibility (small scale) Possibility (big scale) Existing fire fighting facilities available 0.010