Optimizing Fuel Treatments Allocation to Protect the Wildland–Urban Interface from Large-Scale Wildfires in Greece
A crucial risk governance priority of the Greek forest managers is to reduce damages in the wildland–urban interface (WUI) by controlling wildfire behavior through fuel management practices. To support decisions for where management should be applied and how, this study experimented with new methods...
Main Authors: | Margarita Bachantourian, Kostas Kalabokidis, Palaiologos Palaiologou, Kyriakos Chaleplis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Fire |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/2/75 |
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