Assessing the Accuracy of the Wildland–Urban Interface Index in Portuguese Rural Villages’ Context: A Case Study of the 2017 Pedrógão Grande Wildfire

Climate change and human interventions can boost wildfires. Although naturally happening, massive events are becoming more frequent and severe. In Portugal’s mainland, many rural settlements are populated mainly by older people, and uninhabited houses are frequently poorly conserved. This combinatio...

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Main Authors: Dener Silva, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Hugo Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Fire
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/7/3/90