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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"wildfire management"”.
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Fuel characterization using remote sensing in support of large-scale wildfire management in the Cerrado biome
… the most important options we have for reducing wildfire’s negative impacts on society and the environment and amplifying positive ones on fire-dependent flora. Large areas such as Cerrado often require remote sensors to characterize fuels, especially those on-board space-based platforms. Even …
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Wildfire Management in the Southside Region of Canada’s Montane Cordillera - A Systems Modelling Application on Firebreak Strategies
… natural disturbances. These disturbances include wildfires associated with increased fuel load levels from past fire suppression regimes and a widely spread infestation of the mountain pine beetle in addition to changes in weather patterns. Wildfire activity has reached extreme levels in many of …
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Improving integrated wildfire management in the Fynbos Biome of South Africa using information on synoptic-scale atmospheric features that promote wildfires
Wildfire, an essential element for the Fynbos Biome of South Africa, can be a threat to property and human life if it is not well managed. Despite many studies on the dynamics and management of wildfire, the role of the atmosphere in inducing regional circulations that promote widespread wildfire …
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SOCIAL VALUES FOR ATTRIBUTES AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE IN NORTHWEST MONTANA
Annual fire management and suppression expenditures by the USDA Forest Service have dramatically increased in recent years, and exceeded $1 billion in the fire seasons of 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. These escalating management costs can largely be attributed to the Forest …
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SOCIAL VALUES FOR ATTRIBUTES AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE IN NORTHWEST MONTANA
Annual fire management and suppression expenditures by the USDA Forest Service have dramatically increased in recent years, and exceeded $1 billion in the fire seasons of 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. These escalating management costs can largely be attributed to the Forest …
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A case for spatial planning to manage the growing threat of wildfire in New Zealand peri-urban landscapes : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University
… were an expression of increasing peri-urban wildfire threat in New Zealand. Internationally, traditional response management of wildfire threat has been complemented by place-based and pre-emptive social and spatial strategies. The formal recovery plans for the Port Hills Fires highlight the …
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Fired Up: Scales of Safety and Federal Wildland Fire Management in the U.S.
… climate change. As more attention is focused on wildfire management, the role of U.S. federal wildland firefighters is quickly changing. Unlike most structure fire departments, federal wildland firefighters do not have a standardized "medic" position on crews and are provided very little medical …
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Learning from Wildfire: Understanding the Social Dimensions of Community Response
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense in Canada’s boreal forest region. Research shows that the social dimensions of communities’ experiences of wildfires and other disasters are influenced by identity factors such as gender, culture, age, and others. However, few studies have examined …
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When disaster strikes: human responses to wildfires and evacuation in the south of France and Australia
The number of wildfires occurring globally is increasing, exacerbated by urbanisation and changes in weather patterns. People’s safety is threatened by this growing problem. Consequently, researchers have conducted studies of wildfires and human behaviour in response to wildfire evacuations in …
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Bias Assessment and Reduction in Kernel Smoothing
… are employed to address real problems related to wildfire management: one is for modelling the time to initial attack using fire case records for the years from 1930 to 2012 in a Northeastern Ontario area. Another one is for the experimental results of burning debris as a randomized component in a …
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Essays on electric vehicles, wildfires, and regional economic impacts
… analyzes the long-run economic impacts of large wildfires on regional tourism spending in Colorado. Using county-level tourism spending data from 1996 to 2019 and a staggered difference-in-differences framework, I find that the largest wildfires generate persistent declines in tourism …
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Design and Evaluation of a Fixed-Pitch Multirotor UAV with a Nonlinear Control Strategy
… exterior bridge and home inspections, wildlife/wildfire management and observation, conservation exercises, law-enforcement, radio-repeating operations, and a wide variety of other uses that may not warrant the use, expense, space constraints, or risk of a manned aircraft. This thesis focuses on …
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An Assessment of the Viability of LandScan Data to Estimate Structure Location in Wildland Fire Management and Planning
… with the number of homes threatened by wildfire. Therefore, knowing the location of structures is paramount for planners and fire managers attempting to reduce the threats posed to structures by wildfire, and for the attainment of land management goals and objectives for reducing …
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Capitalization of Environmental Amenities and Wildfire in Private Home Values of the Wildland Urban Interface of Northwest Montana, USA
… urban interface (WUI) neighborhoods from wildfire. In addition to fire suppression duties, the Forest Service has attempted to mitigate the wildfire risk posed to the WUI through prescribed burning and other types of fuels reduction projects. But rising suppression costs and diminishing …
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FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
… and development of wildland fire and fuels management policy in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the implementation of this policy in fuels management project planning at the national forest and ranger district levels. The policy guiding fuels management is broad and ambiguous but may be …
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An Assessment of the Viability of LandScan Data to Estimate Structure Location in Wildland Fire Management and Planning
… with the number of homes threatened by wildfire. Therefore, knowing the location of structures is paramount for planners and fire managers attempting to reduce the threats posed to structures by wildfire, and for the attainment of land management goals and objectives for reducing …
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Capitalization of Environmental Amenities and Wildfire in Private Home Values of the Wildland Urban Interface of Northwest Montana, USA
… urban interface (WUI) neighborhoods from wildfire. In addition to fire suppression duties, the Forest Service has attempted to mitigate the wildfire risk posed to the WUI through prescribed burning and other types of fuels reduction projects. But rising suppression costs and diminishing …
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FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
… and development of wildland fire and fuels management policy in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the implementation of this policy in fuels management project planning at the national forest and ranger district levels. The policy guiding fuels management is broad and ambiguous but may be …