GIS-based framework for wildfire risk assessment: final report
Managing a process as intricate and dynamic as wildfire requires a great variety of factors to be taken into account. The ecological components involved are no less complex than the economical aspects and organizational challenges of fire management. However in practice, the predominant aspect of wildfire is its role as a hazard to natural resources, human values and ultimately,life. Knowledge of the extent of that hazard as influenced by the environmental situation and fire management activities is therefore crucial for the implementation of an effective management policy. The objective of the research presented in this report was to come up with a framework that allowing the assessment of the extent of this hazard. The framework was to
permit to do so in a spatially detailed way and to allow for the examination of the influence of management activities and environmental change. It is based on the methodology of risk assessment as it is used for many technical and natural hazards, and makes use of GIS(Geographical Information System) technology, for its ability to manage and analyse great amounts of spatial information. The term wildfire risk is used here as a measure of the hazard posed by wildfire, expressing both the probability of damage to be caused, and the expected extent of that damage.
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