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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"firebreak"”.
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Wildfire Management in the Southside Region of Canada’s Montane Cordillera - A Systems Modelling Application on Firebreak Strategies
… community forests. Simulation results show that firebreaks are effective in significantly reducing the area burned in different parts of the landscape. The performance of different strategies shows large variation. Although this has not been investigated further, such variation has likely been …
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Living on the edge : Nature & Society - Re-imagining architecture through Thirdspace
… manifest through coexistence. Where a neglected firebreak periphery once enforced a disconnected nature from society, it now presents an opportunity for a productive firebreak strategy integrated into an architectural layer, merging public space into the natural landscape. Designing opportunity …
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Nutrient Movement in Streamside Management Zones and Piedmont Streams Following Forest Fertilization
… passed over an approximately 1m wide, seeded firebreak located between the SMZ dripline and fertilized area. Results from lysimeter samples used to measure subsurface flow were limited due to dry conditions; however, the limited samples indicate that only minute levels of nitrogen and …
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Smallholder Fire Prevention and Burning Activities Under the Threat of Accidental Fire: A Household Model Application from the Tapajós National Forest in the State of Pará, Brazil
… is to examine labor devoted to fire prevention (firebreak establishment) and burning for crop production for subsistence smallholders in the Tapajós National Forest in Pará, Brazil. Both the decision to engage in each activity and the scale of the activity are examined. A household model …