A systematic review of disaster management systems: approaches, challenges, and future directions

SM Khan, I Shafi, WH Butt, IT Diez, MAL Flores… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disaster management is a critical area that requires efficient methods and techniques to
address various challenges. This comprehensive assessment offers an in-depth overview of …

Wildfire risk modeling

S Oliveira, J Rocha, A Sá - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildfires occur worldwide and affect different territories in diverse ways. New challenges in
wildfire management are emerging, fueled by climatic, land cover, and sociodemographic …

Towards an integrated approach to wildfire risk assessment: when, where, what and how may the landscapes burn

E Chuvieco, M Yebra, S Martino, K Thonicke… - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the
determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may …

Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) detects wildfire occurrence in the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe

R Cilli, M Elia, M D'Este, V Giannico, N Amoroso… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The impacts and threats posed by wildfires are dramatically increasing due to climate
change. In recent years, the wildfire community has attempted to estimate wildfire …

[HTML][HTML] GIS-based methodology for prioritization of preparedness interventions on road transport under wildfire events

E Arango, M Nogal, HS Sousa, JC Matos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is leading to a rise in the occurrence and intensity of wildfires, exacerbated
by the growing encroachment of communities into the natural environment, posing …

Assessing wildfire exposure to communities and protected areas in Portugal

F Alcasena, A Ager, Y Le Page, P Bessa, C Loureiro… - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
During the 2017 wildfire season in Portugal, unprecedented episodes burned 6% of the
country's area and underscored the need for a long-term comprehensive solution to mitigate …

Spatial patterns and intensity of land abandonment drive wildfire hazard and likelihood in Mediterranean agropastoral areas

M Salis, L Del Giudice, R Jahdi, F Alcasena-Urdiroz… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Mediterranean agropastoral areas, land abandonment is a key driver of wildfire risk as
fuel load and continuity increase. To gain insights into the potential impacts of land …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of social vulnerability to forest fire and hazardous facilities in Germany

A Fekete, U Nehren - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, Germany has seen an increase in forest fires, and many fires have occurred
in military training areas that are difficult to access for firefighting. While casualties are still …

Evaluating priority locations and potential benefits for building a nation-wide fuel break network in Portugal

BA Aparício, F Alcasena, A Ager, W Chung… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite growing interest in developing extensive fuel treatment programs to prevent
catastrophic wildfires in the Mediterranean region, there is little information on the projected …

Contrasting the efficiency of landscape versus community protection fuel treatment strategies to reduce wildfire exposure and risk

F Alcasena, AA Ager, P Belavenutti, M Krawchuk… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We examined the financial efficiency and effectiveness of landscape versus community
protection fuel treatments to reduce structure exposure and loss to wildfire on a large fire …