Wildland fire risk research in Canada
| Autor: | Dominique Arseneault, Christopher A. Stockdale, Sylvie Gauthier, Mike D. Flannigan, Sandy Erni, Stephen W. Taylor, Marc-André Parisien, Jacqueline A. Oliver, Amy Christianson, Colin B. McFayden, Lynn M. Johnston, Xianli Wang, B. Mike Wotton, Yan Boulanger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
040101 forestry
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry Range (biology) Risk management framework Environmental resource management 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 01 natural sciences Fire risk 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Reviews. 28:164-186 |
| ISSN: | 1208-6053 1181-8700 |
| Popis: | Despite increasing concern about wildland fire risk in Canada, there is little synthesis of knowledge that could contribute to the development of a comprehensive risk framework for a wide range of values, which is an essential need for the country. With dramatic variability in costs and losses from this natural hazard, there must be more support for complex decision-making under the uncertainty of how to assess and manage risk to coexist with wildland fire. A long history of Canadian wildland fire research offers solid foundational knowledge related to risk, but the key knowledge gaps must be addressed to fully consider risk in a comprehensive manner. We provide a review of the current context in which risk is variably defined, and recommend use of the general paradigm where risk is the product of both the likelihood and the potential impacts of wildland fire. We then synthesize research related to wildland fire risk from the Canadian scientific literature. With this review, we aim to provide a better understanding of research challenges, limitations, and opportunities for future work on fire risk within the country. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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