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Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters
Root Causes and New Management Strategies
- 1st Edition - November 22, 2019
- Authors: Fantina Tedim, Vittorio Leone, Tara K. McGee
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 7 2 1 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 7 2 2 - 0
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. U… Read more
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Request a sales quoteExtreme 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.
- Reveals the complexity of extreme wildfire events and disasters in an accessible, comprehensive and multidisciplinary way
- Reviews the ground-breaking concept of Fire Smart Territory (FST) which offers an opportunity to reduce wildfire occurrence and severity through measures that promote sustainable development
- Proposes a new perspective on disaster risk reduction to help researchers, planners and professionals successfully adapt their methods for mitigating current and future issues
Wildfire ecologists, Natural resource managers, Environmentalists, Land managers, General ecologists, Agronomists and Foresters, Forestry Service professionals, Researchers in industry and academia
- No. of pages: 284
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 22, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128157213
- eBook ISBN: 9780128157220
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