[HTML][HTML] Hoping the best, expecting the worst: Forecasting forest fire risk in Algeria using fuzzy logic and GIS

L Soualah, A Bouzekri, H Chenchouni - Trees, Forests and People, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest fires pose severe threats to ecosystems and communities globally, especially in
vulnerable semi-arid regions like North Africa. Understanding the key factors influencing …

Visibility analysis of fire lookout towers in the Boyabat State Forest Enterprise in Turkey

O Kucuk, O Topaloglu, AO Altunel, M Cetin - Environmental monitoring and …, 2017 - Springer
For a successful fire suppression, it is essential to detect and intervene forest fires as early
as possible. Fire lookout towers are crucial assets in detecting forest fires, in addition to …

Wildfire risk for main vegetation units in a biodiversity hotspot: modeling approach in New Caledonia, South Pacific

C Gomez, M Mangeas, T Curt, T Ibanez… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfire has been recognized as one of the most ubiquitous disturbance agents to impact on
natural environments. In this study, our main objective was to propose a modeling approach …

Reconstructing pre-fire vegetation condition in the wildland urban interface (WUI) using artificial neural network

M Polinova, L Wittenberg, H Kutiel, A Brook - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wildfires occurring near and within cities are a potential threat to the population's life and
health and can cause significant economic damage by destroying infrastructure and private …

[PDF][PDF] Wildfire hazard and Risk modelling in the Northern regions of Ghana using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Making Analysis

M Asori, D Emmanuel, G Dumedah - burns, 2020 - academia.edu
There has been tremendous adverse impact of fire outbreaks across the world over the last
two decades. The human cost has been devastating and economic losses have exceeded …

Spatio-temporal effects of human drivers on fire danger in Mediterranean Chile

A Carmona, M González, L Nahuelhual, J Silva - Revista Bosque, 2012 - revistabosque.org
The aim of this study was to analyze how human factors, specifically land use and cover
change (LUCC), influence wildfire danger in a mediterranean region of central Chile. Main …

A GIS-remote sensing approach for forest fire risk assessment: case of Bizerte region, Tunisia

S Saidi, AB Younes, B Anselme - Applied Geomatics, 2021 - Springer
In this era of climate change and global warming, forest fires are increasing around the
world and especially in areas with arid and semi-arid climate. Hence, prevention is vital and …

Multi-hazard susceptibility model based on high spatial resolution data—A case study of Sali settlement (Dugi otok, Croatia)

A Šiljeg, S Šiljeg, R Milošević, I Marić… - … science and pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The world has been facing an increase in various natural hazards. The coastal regions are
recognized as one of the most vulnerable due to high population pressure and climate …

Expert system development for urban fire hazard assessment. Study case: Kendari City, Indonesia

S Taridala, A Yudono, MI Ramli… - IOP Conference Series …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Kendari City is a coastal urban region with the smallest area as well as the largest
population in Southeast Sulawesi. Fires in Kendari City had rather frequently occurred and …

Modeling Conditions Appropriate for Wildfire in South East China–A Machine Learning Approach

Z Shirazi, L Wang, VG Bondur - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wildfire is one of the most common natural hazards in the world. Fire risk estimation for the
purposes of risk reduction is an important aspect in disaster studies around the world. The …