From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas

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Ghermandi, Luciana; Beletzky, Natacha A.; de Torres Curth, Monica Irma; Oddi, Facundo José
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2016
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The overlapping zone between urbanization and wildland vegetation, known as the wildland urban interface (WUI), is often at high risk of wildfire. Human activities increase the likelihood of wildfires, which can have disastrous consequences for property and land use, and can pose a serious threat to lives. Fire hazard assessments depend strongly on the spatial scale of analysis. We assessed the fire hazard in a WUI area of a Patagonian city by working at three scales: landscape, community and species. Fire is a complex phenomenon, so we used a large number of variables that correlate a priori with the fire hazard. Consequently, we analyzed environmental variables together with fuel load and leaf flammability variables and integrated all the information in a fire hazard map with four fire hazard categories. The Nothofagus dombeyi forest had the highest fire hazard while grasslands had the lowest. Our work highlights the vulnerability of the wildland-urban interface to fire in this region and our suggested methodology could be applied in other wildland-urban interface areas. Particularly in high hazard areas, our work could help in spatial delimitation policies, urban planning and development of plans for the protection of human lives and assets.
Fil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Beletzky, Natacha A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: de Torres Curth, Monica Irma. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Matemática; Argentina
Fil: Oddi, Facundo José. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro; Argentina
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Fire Hazard
Flammability
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Wui Areas
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spelling From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areasGhermandi, LucianaBeletzky, Natacha A.de Torres Curth, Monica IrmaOddi, Facundo JoséFire HazardFlammabilityPatagoniaWui Areashttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The overlapping zone between urbanization and wildland vegetation, known as the wildland urban interface (WUI), is often at high risk of wildfire. Human activities increase the likelihood of wildfires, which can have disastrous consequences for property and land use, and can pose a serious threat to lives. Fire hazard assessments depend strongly on the spatial scale of analysis. We assessed the fire hazard in a WUI area of a Patagonian city by working at three scales: landscape, community and species. Fire is a complex phenomenon, so we used a large number of variables that correlate a priori with the fire hazard. Consequently, we analyzed environmental variables together with fuel load and leaf flammability variables and integrated all the information in a fire hazard map with four fire hazard categories. The Nothofagus dombeyi forest had the highest fire hazard while grasslands had the lowest. Our work highlights the vulnerability of the wildland-urban interface to fire in this region and our suggested methodology could be applied in other wildland-urban interface areas. Particularly in high hazard areas, our work could help in spatial delimitation policies, urban planning and development of plans for the protection of human lives and assets.Fil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Beletzky, Natacha A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: de Torres Curth, Monica Irma. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Matemática; ArgentinaFil: Oddi, Facundo José. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2016-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/66067Ghermandi, Luciana; Beletzky, Natacha A.; de Torres Curth, Monica Irma; Oddi, Facundo José; From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Environmental Management; 183; 12-2016; 925-9370301-4797CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.051info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479716307149info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:43:16Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/66067instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:43:16.648CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
title From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
spellingShingle From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
Ghermandi, Luciana
Fire Hazard
Flammability
Patagonia
Wui Areas
title_short From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
title_full From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
title_fullStr From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
title_full_unstemmed From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
title_sort From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ghermandi, Luciana
Beletzky, Natacha A.
de Torres Curth, Monica Irma
Oddi, Facundo José
author Ghermandi, Luciana
author_facet Ghermandi, Luciana
Beletzky, Natacha A.
de Torres Curth, Monica Irma
Oddi, Facundo José
author_role author
author2 Beletzky, Natacha A.
de Torres Curth, Monica Irma
Oddi, Facundo José
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fire Hazard
Flammability
Patagonia
Wui Areas
topic Fire Hazard
Flammability
Patagonia
Wui Areas
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The overlapping zone between urbanization and wildland vegetation, known as the wildland urban interface (WUI), is often at high risk of wildfire. Human activities increase the likelihood of wildfires, which can have disastrous consequences for property and land use, and can pose a serious threat to lives. Fire hazard assessments depend strongly on the spatial scale of analysis. We assessed the fire hazard in a WUI area of a Patagonian city by working at three scales: landscape, community and species. Fire is a complex phenomenon, so we used a large number of variables that correlate a priori with the fire hazard. Consequently, we analyzed environmental variables together with fuel load and leaf flammability variables and integrated all the information in a fire hazard map with four fire hazard categories. The Nothofagus dombeyi forest had the highest fire hazard while grasslands had the lowest. Our work highlights the vulnerability of the wildland-urban interface to fire in this region and our suggested methodology could be applied in other wildland-urban interface areas. Particularly in high hazard areas, our work could help in spatial delimitation policies, urban planning and development of plans for the protection of human lives and assets.
Fil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Beletzky, Natacha A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: de Torres Curth, Monica Irma. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Matemática; Argentina
Fil: Oddi, Facundo José. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Rio Negro; Argentina
description The overlapping zone between urbanization and wildland vegetation, known as the wildland urban interface (WUI), is often at high risk of wildfire. Human activities increase the likelihood of wildfires, which can have disastrous consequences for property and land use, and can pose a serious threat to lives. Fire hazard assessments depend strongly on the spatial scale of analysis. We assessed the fire hazard in a WUI area of a Patagonian city by working at three scales: landscape, community and species. Fire is a complex phenomenon, so we used a large number of variables that correlate a priori with the fire hazard. Consequently, we analyzed environmental variables together with fuel load and leaf flammability variables and integrated all the information in a fire hazard map with four fire hazard categories. The Nothofagus dombeyi forest had the highest fire hazard while grasslands had the lowest. Our work highlights the vulnerability of the wildland-urban interface to fire in this region and our suggested methodology could be applied in other wildland-urban interface areas. Particularly in high hazard areas, our work could help in spatial delimitation policies, urban planning and development of plans for the protection of human lives and assets.
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0301-4797
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