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Economic Tools to Design Efficient Integrated Wildfire Fighting Management Strategies [PDF]

open access: yes
In spite of the increasing efforts on behalf of the administrations to meliorate qualitatively the prevention and combat measures undertaken, the wildfire scenario in Mediterranean regions has been worsen and one fears that the situation will be ...
Isabel Mendes
core  

Characteristics, properties and limitations of per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoropolymers

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing potential climate‐smart practices through diverse partnerships

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to society, negatively impacting agriculture and crop yields. Globally, agriculture is also one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sectors. Climate‐smart practices that are developed through diverse partnerships with scientists and practitioners are needed to decrease GHG emissions. We implemented
Kristina J. Bartowitz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Economic Analysis of Bushfires Management Programs

open access: yes
Allocating scare resources for fire management strategies requires information on the extent of economic losses from bushfires and the efficiency of alternatives.
Handmer, John   +2 more
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Mixed-severity fire regimes: Lessons and hypotheses from the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion

open access: yes, 2011
Although mixed-severity fires are among the most widespread disturbances influencing western North American forests, they remain the least understood.
Kayes, L.J.   +12 more
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Exploratory Analysis of Sustainable Consumption and Production Factors in Services: Insights From Four Case Studies Using Interpretive Structural Modeling

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how 14 sustainable consumption and production (SCP) factors interact across four service categories—Mass Service, Professional Service, Service Factory, and Service Shop—using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). ISM enables the identification and hierarchical classification of interdependencies among SCP factors in ...
Amanda Duarte Feitosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to reintroduce prescribed fire as a grassland management process on the Canadian prairies

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence
Prescribed fire is a land management practice utilized in fire‐adapted ecosystems to reduce wildfire risks, control invasive, exotic and woody plant species, enhance productivity and biodiversity, and share knowledge of land and culture.
Dale V. Gross, Eric G. Lamb
doaj   +1 more source

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