Sustainable design and improvement of infrastructure in Greek Mediterranean mountain rangeland

The improvement works of rangelands’ infrastructure contribute to a positively prolong of the utilization of rangelands, increasing income of the communities due to rent increase, producing more healthy livestock products and the stay of the residents in rural mountainous due to the improvement of the income of farmers and the working and living conditions. The environmentally friendly planning and design of an infrastructure work must take into account not only technical or economic parameters but also the influence of the structure (direct or indirect) in the natural and social environment, the functionality and feasibility. The forest technical grassland facilities intended to: maximizing benefits, better protection and exploitation of grassland, the approach of the rangelands, upgrade conditions of stay of stock breeders in the meadows and ensure rapid communication and transportation. This paper deals with the design stages of rangeland Forest Technical installations and through the investigation of one or more alternatives for the required opening up of the area with the rangeland constructions choosing the most appropriate alternative based on technical and financial and environmental criteria.