03063nam 2200565 450 99642634180331620170822131600.00-12-409601-8(CKB)3710000000264446(EBL)1822407(SSID)ssj0001416369(PQKBManifestationID)11836550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001416369(PQKBWorkID)11356837(PQKB)11035408(MiAaPQ)EBC1822407(EXLCZ)99371000000026444620141107h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWildfire hazards, risks, and disasters /volume editor, Douglas Paton ; associate editors Petra T. Buergelt, Sarah McCaffrey and Fantina TedimAmsterdam, Netherlands :Elsevier,2015.©20151 online resource (283 p.)Hazards and Disasters SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-26392-2 0-12-410434-7 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.FrontCover; Hazards and Disasters Series Wildfire Hazards,Risks, and Disasters; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; EditorialForeword; 1.2 CHANGES IN THE WILDFIRE HAZARD SCAPE; 1.4 EUROPE; 1.6 INDIA; 1.7 RUSSIA; 1.8 WILDFIRE DANGER RATING AND WARNINGS; 1.9 RESTORATION; 1.10 DEVELOPING A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; 2.3 PREFIRE SOCIAL DYNAMICS; 3.3 WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 4.3 WILDFIRE RISK INDEX DESIGNED FOR CHILE; 5.3 FOREST FIRE CURRENT SITUATION; 6.3 FRAMEWORK: LEGISLATION AND KEY INSTITUTIONS; REFERENCES; 9.3 FIRE AND ECOLOGY10.3 FIRE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATISTICS11.3 FIRE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; 12.3 THE CASE OF MEGAFIRES; Index More than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires and measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention. It takes a geo-scientific and environmental approach to the topic while also discussing the impacts of human-induced causes such as deforestation, deWildfiresPrevention and controlUnited StatesForest firesPrevention and controlUnited StatesElectronic books.WildfiresPrevention and controlForest firesPrevention and control628.9Paton DouglasBuergelt Petra T.McCaffrey SarahTedim FantinaMiAaPQBOOK996426341803316Wildfire hazards, risks, and disasters2390980UNISA