Summary of workshop large outdoor fires and the built environment

SL Manzello, R Blanchi, MJ Gollner, D Gorham… - Fire safety journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Large outdoor fires present a risk to the built environment. Wildfires that spread into
communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed …

Review of pathways for building fire spread in the wildland urban interface part I: exposure conditions

SE Caton, RSP Hakes, DJ Gorham, A Zhou, MJ Gollner - Fire technology, 2017 - Springer
While the wildland–urban interface (WUI) is not a new concept, fires in WUI communities
have rapidly expanded in frequency and severity over the past few decades. The number of …

Human presence diminishes the importance of climate in driving fire activity across the United States

AD Syphard, JE Keeley, AH Pfaff… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Growing human and ecological costs due to increasing wildfire are an urgent concern in
policy and management, particularly given projections of worsening fire conditions under …

Fire risk assessment of historic urban Aggregates: an application to the Yungay neighborhood in Santiago, Chile

NC Palazzi, PB Juliá, TM Ferreira, J Rosas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concern for the preservation of historic urban centers has become an issue of international
relevance, not only because of their irreplaceable cultural value, but also because of their …

Portugal and Chile: Longing for sustainable forestry while rising from the ashes

S Gómez-González, F Ojeda, PM Fernandes - Environmental Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent catastrophic wildfires in Portugal and Chile shared similar features, not just
because they developed under extreme weather conditions but also because extensive …

Fire risk assessment of subway stations based on combination weighting of game theory and topsis method

W Ju, J Wu, Q Kang, J Jiang, Z Xing - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of urban modernization, traffic congestion, travel delays, and
other related inconveniences have become central features in people's daily lives. The …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the 2017 Knysna fires disaster with emphasis on fire spread, home losses and the influence of vegetation and weather conditions: A South African …

NF Quiroz, L Gibson, WS Conradie, P Ryan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires are becoming more common globally.
However, most research has been focused on developed regions such as North America …

Using high-resolution land cover data to assess structure loss in the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California

MH Mockrin, DH Locke, AD Syphard… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
There are growing concerns about increases in the size, frequency, and destructiveness of
wildfire events. One commonly used mitigation strategy is the creation and maintenance of …

Long-established rules and emergent challenges: spatial planning and wildfires in Chile

C Gonzalez-Mathiesen, A March - International Planning Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
It is generally expected that spatial planning integrates wildfire risk reduction considerations
in areas affected by this hazard. However, many spatial planning systems are challenged to …

Rapid WUI growth in a natural amenity-rich region in central-western Patagonia, Argentina

MM Godoy, S Martinuzzi, HA Kramer… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is a focal area for human environmental conflicts
including wildfires. The WUI grows because new houses are built, and in developed …