Perils in the adaptation of fire management to a changing world

Armando Gonzalez-Caban; M.M. Fernández-Ramiro; Claudio Conese; Francesco Bosello; Jorge Núñez; Victor Otrachshenko; B.J. Orr

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Perils in the adaptation of fire management to a changing world

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Authors:

Armando Gonzalez-Caban, M.M. Fernández-Ramiro, Claudio Conese, Francesco Bosello, Jorge Núñez, Victor Otrachshenko, B.J. Orr

Year:

2014

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other fire-affected regions of the world: FUME lessons learned and outlook. Toledo, Spain: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: 50-52.

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Abstract

Increased fire load and costs are anticipated under future scenarios of climate and other global changes. This requires increased efficiency in investments in wildfire management operations, and resolving the disconnect problem between science, policy and management.

Keywords

climate change, rural-urban interface, socioeconomic impacts, wildfire policy

Citation

González-Cabán, Armando; Fernández-Ramiro, M.M.; Conese, Claudio; Bosello, Francesco; Núñez, Jorge; Otrachshenko, Victor; Orr, B.J. 2014. Perils in the adaptation of fire management to a changing world. In: Moreno, J.M., ed. Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other fire-affected regions of the world: FUME lessons learned and outlook. Toledo, Spain: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: 50-52.