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Modelling fire occurrence at regional scale. Does vegetation phenology matter? [PDF]

, 2015
Through its influence on biomass production, climate controls fuel availability affecting at the same time fuel moisture and flammability, which are the main determinants for fire ignition and propagation.
Bajocco, Sofia, Guglietta, Daniela, Ricotta, Carlo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial-temporal distribution prediction of transmission corridor wildfire risk based on ARIMA-DBN

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
This study proposes a predictive model for assessing the spatiotemporal risk of wildfire occurrence in transmission corridors, with an emphasis on the role of meteorological factors in short-term wildfire dynamics.
Enze Zhou, Lei Wang, Hao Wang, Zining Wang, Ruizeng Wei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward an SDG‐Based Typology for US Nonprofits

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an emerging institutional logic that nonprofits must navigate alongside existing sector‐specific frameworks. Drawing on institutional logics and organizational hybridity theories, we examine how nonprofits incorporate SDGs into their missions and what this reveals about managing institutional ...
Dominik S. Meier, Elizabeth Searing
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen, Eric Owusu Boahen, Cuong Nguyen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fueling Fire-Adapted Communities Through a Rapid Wildfire Structure Risk Assessment

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
While wildfires can be beneficial and part of a natural process, there have been numerous instances around the world, particularly in recent years, where wildfires have had devastating consequences for society.
Jennifer I. Schmidt, Robert H. Ziel, Monika P. Calef, Anna Varvak, Julio C. Postigo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Framing Coherence Across EU Policies Towards Integrated Wildfire Risk Management and Nature-Based Solutions

Fire
Wildfire risk has been exacerbated across Europe by climate change favoring more damaging and severe wildfire events. This evolving wildfire risk context interacts with a broad landscape of EU policies including those on nature conservation, forestry ...
Eduard Plana, Marta Serra, Annick Smeenk, Adrián Regos, Claudia Berchtold, Maria Huertas, Lola Fuentes, Antoni Trasobares, Julie Nicole Vinders, Conceição Colaço, José Antonio Bonet   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Willingness-to-Pay for prescribed fire in the Colorado (USA) Wildland Urban Interface [PDF]

, 2006
During the summer of 2001, survey data were collected from Colorado residents living near public lands (i.e., the wildland urban interface). Data were collected by telephone after mailing respondents a survey.
Kaval, Pamela, Loomis, John, Seidl, Andrew   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Rural environmental concern: Effects of position, partisanship and place [PDF]

, 2013
The social bases of environmental concern in rural America resemble those for the nation as a whole, but also reflect the influence of place. Some general place characteristics, such as rates of population growth or resource-industry employment, predict ...
Hamilton, Lawrence C., Hartter, Joel N., Safford, Thomas G., Stevens, Forrest R.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Corporate Decarbonization via Technology and Management

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive overview of key findings on decarbonization, advanced technologies, and management strategies, highlighting emerging themes shaping the field. Advanced technologies enhance carbon reduction through efficiency, real‐time monitoring, and optimizing resource optimization.
Heidy Montero‐Teran, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Olli Kuivalainen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source