Wildfire cause analysis: four case-studies in southern Italy

Forest fires in Italy are mainly caused by humans, and directly depend on social behavior, whether voluntary (arson) or involuntary (negligence). Despite the progress in knowledge made with studying the physical facets of the phenomenon, causes and motives of human-related fire remain mostly unknown...

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Main Authors: Lovreglio R, Leone V, Giaquinto P, Notarnicola A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2010-01-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0521-003