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Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 297-320, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Urban marketplace fires in Ghana are chronic, devasting in economic losses and disproportionately impacting informal sector workers. Yet, the scholarly works on urban disasters have focused on hydrometeorological and other man‐made disasters to the neglect of marketplace fires, particularly the challenges in risk communication between ...
Matthew Abunyewah +5 more
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Understanding the human dimensions of wildfire risk at a community level in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, Volume 70, Issue 2, Summer / été 2026.Abstract Recent spikes in the number of large and catastrophic wildfires in Canada pose significant risks to the environment and society. Rural and remote communities are especially at risk due to their location in wildfire‐prone areas, remoteness, and limited access or escape routes.
James Whitehead +4 more
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La sécurité privée : le phénomène, la contreverse, l’avenir [PDF]
, 1998 This article deals with four themes on private security. First, private security is defined as a protection supplied to organizations targeting the specific needs of any given organization.
Cusson, Maurice
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European Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT This article explains why the European Union Wildfire Risk Management instruments have evolved since the 1980s, even though the underlying patterns of wildfire events have remained largely unchanged. It argues that these changes stem from competing institutional actors promoting distinct policy frames within the European Union's (EU ...
Damien Ballereau, Sabine Saurugger
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Guia pràctica per a l'execució material de les exigències del CTE DB-SI, en relació a la protecció passiva contra incendis [PDF]
, 2012 L‟objectiu d‟aquest projecte és l‟elaboració d‟una guia pràctica per a l‟execució material de les exigències del Document Bàsic de Seguretat contra Incendis del Codi Tècnic de l‟Edificació CTE DB SI, en els aspectes relatius a la protecció passiva contra
Secall Arnal, Jordi
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 2, February 2026.Lower forest harvesting in Natura 2000 sites may align with socio‐economic barriers often claimed by local communities, but protection does not influence vulnerability to other disturbances. In a general scenario of reduced forest harvesting in the region, we argue that differences in harvesting due to protection are statistically significant but ...
Josep Maria Espelta +10 more
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Understanding fire conflict through stakeholder mapping in Madagascar's grassy biomes
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 110-126, January 2026.Abstract Fire management in biodiverse regions where rural communities depend on traditional fire‐use practices presents a complex global challenge, particularly in Madagascar where fire is considered a threat to forests yet is essential for maintaining grassland ecosystem health and rural livelihoods.
Elliot D. Convery‐Fisher +4 more
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Influence de la gestion pastorale sur la conservation de la biodiversité des pâturages de montagne
INRAE Productions AnimalesLes pâturages de montagne comptent parmi les écosystèmes les plus riches en termes de biodiversité. De plus, ils fournissent du fourrage, offrent des services écosystémiques de régulation essentiels à la société (par exemple, le ...
Massimiliano PROBO +4 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.Our results can be used by stakeholders to select the species best suited for active restoration projects in bracken‐dominated areas throughout the tropical region. Furthermore, our trait‐based approach, which considers seedling performance in disturbed areas, can serve as a guide for species selection in restoration programmes in other disturbed ...
Silvia C. Gallegos +8 more
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La cartographie des interfaces habitat-forêt : un outil de diagnostic territorial dans la prévention du risque d’incendie de forêt dans le Sud de la France [PDF]
, 2013 Dans un contexte de pression urbaine et de déprise agricole, les interfaces habitat-forêt se multiplient en France méditerranéenne et deviennent une véritable préoccupation pour la gestion des territoires et du risque d'incendie de forêt.
LONG-FOURNEL, Marlène
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