Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Root Causes and New Management Strategies highlights the urgent need for new methods to prepare and mitigate the effects of these events. Using a multidisciplinary, socio-ecological approach, the book discusses the roots of the problem, presenting a new, innovative approach to wildfire mitigation based on the operational concept of Fire Smart Territory (FST). Under the guidance of its expert editors, the book highlights new ways to prevent and respond to extreme wildfire events and disasters through sustainable development, thus revealing better management methods and increasing protection of both the natural environment and the vulnerable communities within it.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Part One. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Concept and Global Trends - p. xi 8. 1. Extreme wildfire events: The definition - p. 3 9. 2. Extreme wildfires and disasters around the world: lessons to be learned - p. 31 10. Part Two. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: The Root of the Problem - p. 51 11. 3. The role of weather and climate conditions on extreme wildfires - p. 55 12. 4. The relation of landscape characteristics, human settlements, spatial planning, and fuel management with extreme wildfires - p. 73 13. 5. Safety enhancement in extreme wildfire events - p. 91 14. 6. Firefighting approaches and extreme wildfires - p. 117 15. Part Three. Towards a New Approach to Cope with Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters - p. 132 16. 7. The suppression model fragilities: The “firefighting trap” - p. 135 17. 8. Understanding wildfire mitigation and preparedness in the context of extreme wildfires and disasters: Social science contributions to understanding human response to wildfire - p. 155 18. 9. Resident and community recovery after wildfires - p. 175 19. Part Four. How to Cope with the Problem of Extreme Wildfires and Disasters - p. 184 20. 10. Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires - p. 187 21. 11. Fire Smart Territory as an innovative approach to wildfire risk reduction - p. 201 22. 12. How to create a change in wildfire policies - p. 217 23. 13. What can we do differently about the extreme wildfire problem: An overview - p. 233 24. Index - p. 265
Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Root Causes and New Management Strategies highlights the urgent need for new methods to prepare and mitigate the effects of these events. Using a multidisciplinary, socio-ecological approach, the book discusses the roots of the problem, presenting a new, innovative approach to wildfire mitigation based on the operational concept of Fire Smart Territory (FST). Under the guidance of its expert editors, the book highlights new ways to prevent and respond to extreme wildfire events and disasters through sustainable development, thus revealing better management methods and increasing protection of both the natural environment and the vulnerable communities within it.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Part One. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Concept and Global Trends - p. xi 8. 1. Extreme wildfire events: The definition - p. 3 9. 2. Extreme wildfires and disasters around the world: lessons to be learned - p. 31 10. Part Two. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: The Root of the Problem - p. 51 11. 3. The role of weather and climate conditions on extreme wildfires - p. 55 12. 4. The relation of landscape characteristics, human settlements, spatial planning, and fuel management with extreme wildfires - p. 73 13. 5. Safety enhancement in extreme wildfire events - p. 91 14. 6. Firefighting approaches and extreme wildfires - p. 117 15. Part Three. Towards a New Approach to Cope with Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters - p. 132 16. 7. The suppression model fragilities: The “firefighting trap” - p. 135 17. 8. Understanding wildfire mitigation and preparedness in the context of extreme wildfires and disasters: Social science contributions to understanding human response to wildfire - p. 155 18. 9. Resident and community recovery after wildfires - p. 175 19. Part Four. How to Cope with the Problem of Extreme Wildfires and Disasters - p. 184 20. 10. Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires - p. 187 21. 11. Fire Smart Territory as an innovative approach to wildfire risk reduction - p. 201 22. 12. How to create a change in wildfire policies - p. 217 23. 13. What can we do differently about the extreme wildfire problem: An overview - p. 233 24. Index - p. 265
