A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe

Oliveira, Sandra; Laneve, Giovanni; Fusilli, Lorenzo; Eftychidis, Georgios; Nunes, Adélia; Lourenço, Luciano; Sebastián-López, Ana

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A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe

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dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, Sandra
dc.contributor.author	Laneve, Giovanni
dc.contributor.author	Fusilli, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.author	Eftychidis, Georgios
dc.contributor.author	Nunes, Adélia
dc.contributor.author	Lourenço, Luciano
dc.contributor.author	Sebastián-López, Ana
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-28T11:39:55Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-28T11:39:55Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	Most countries of Mediterranean Europe are strongly affected by forest fires, with major socio-economic and environmental impacts that can spread over several regions and countries. A transnational approach allows creating synergies regarding resource sharing and problem-solving strategies. The access to high quality and up-to-date information is critical to improve fire hazard mitigation measures and promote comparable appraisals between different regions. Several collaborative initiatives have been implemented in Europe to foster research and service development, focusing on common issues amongst countries. The PREFER project was one of these initiatives, with the purpose of contributing to protect human communities and forests from fire hazard, by providing cartographic products through the implementation of a new systematic framework. The participation of end users, such as civil protection organizations and forest services, covering the Euro-Mediterranean region, was crucial to ensure the operational application of the mapping products. Fuel classification, daily fire hazard indices, vulnerability assessment and damage severity levels were some of the mapping applications developed for several test areas in Mediterranean Europe. This chapter illustrates the potential enhancements for forest fire management offered by this framework, bearing in mind the benefits of applying shared and harmonized approaches for common issues.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Oliveira, S., Laneve, G., Fusilli, L., Eftychidis, G., Nunes, A., Lourenço, L., & Sebastián-López, A. (2017). A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe. In: Mediterranean identities: environment, society, culture (pp. 338-361). http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68948.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.5772/intechopen.68948	pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn	978-953-51-3585-2
dc.identifier.isbn	978-953-51-3586-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38908
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	InTech	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.intechopen.com/books/mediterranean-identities-environment-society-culture/a-common-approach-to-foster-prevention-and-recovery-of-forest-fires-in-mediterranean-europe	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Forest fires	pt_PT
dc.subject	Mediterranean Europe	pt_PT
dc.subject	Common framework	pt_PT
dc.subject	Collaboration	pt_PT
dc.subject	Prevention	pt_PT
dc.subject	Mitigation	pt_PT
dc.title	A common approach to foster prevention and recovery of forest fires in Mediterranean Europe	pt_PT
dc.type	book part
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oaire.citation.endPage	361	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	338	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Mediterranean identities: environment, society, culture	pt_PT
person.familyName	Oliveira
person.givenName	Sandra
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