Spatial Resilience to Wildfires through the Optimal Deployment of Firefighting Resources: Impact of Topography on Initial Attack Effectiveness

Abstract Strongly affected by the escalating impacts of climate change, wildfires have been increasing in frequency and severity around the world. The primary aim of this study was the development of specific territorial measures—estimating the optimal locations of firefighting resources—to enhance...

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Main Authors: Stavros Sakellariou, Athanassios Sfougaris, Olga Christopoulou, Stergios Tampekis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-023-00464-3