Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(11), P. 1975 - 1975
Published: Nov. 8, 2024
In
this
paper,
an
improved
MobileNetV3-Small
algorithm
model
is
proposed
for
the
problem
of
poor
real-time
wildfire
identification
based
on
convolutional
neural
networks
(CNNs).
Firstly,
a
dataset
constructed
and
subsequently
expanded
through
image
enhancement
techniques.
Secondly,
efficient
channel
attention
mechanism
(ECA)
utilised
instead
Squeeze-and-Excitation
(SE)
module
within
to
enhance
model’s
speed.
Lastly,
support
vector
machine
(SVM)
employed
replace
classification
layer
model,
with
principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
applied
before
SVM
reduce
dimensionality
features,
thereby
enhancing
SVM’s
efficiency.
The
experimental
results
demonstrate
that
achieves
accuracy
98.75%
average
frame
rate
93.
Compared
initial
mean
has
been
elevated
by
7.23.
designed
in
paper
improves
speed
while
maintaining
accuracy,
advancing
development
application
CNNs
field
monitoring.
Landscape and Urban Planning,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
237, P. 104797 - 104797
Published: May 18, 2023
The
increase
of
wildfire
disasters
globally
has
highlighted
the
need
to
understand
and
mitigate
human
vulnerability
wildfire.
In
response,
there
been
a
substantial
uptick
in
efforts
characterize
quantify
vulnerability.
Such
have
largely
focused
on
quantifying
potential
exposure
frequently
overlooked
individual
community
Here,
we
review
emergent
literature
social
by
synthesizing
factors
related
exposure,
sensitivity,
adaptive
capacity
that
contribute
population's
or
community's
overall
wildfires.
We
identify
how
those
subsequently
affect
an
individual's
agency
enact
change,
highlight
many
current
paradigms
for
reducing
fail
acknowledge
address
importance
inequalities
create
differential
suggest
paying
attention
systems
conditions
give
rise
such
can
ameliorate
these
shortcomings
centering
solutions
which
adaptation
equity
rather
than
landscape
outcomes.
Fire,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8(2), P. 51 - 51
Published: Jan. 26, 2025
As
wildfires
become
more
frequent
and
severe
in
the
face
of
global
environmental
change,
it
becomes
crucial
not
only
to
assess,
prevent,
suppress
them
but
also
manage
aftermath
effectively.
Given
temporal
interconnections
between
these
issues,
we
explored
concept
“wildfire
science
loop”—a
framework
categorizing
wildfire
research
into
three
stages:
“before”,
“during”,
“after”
wildfires.
Based
on
this
partition,
performed
a
systematic
review
by
linking
particular
topics
keywords
each
stage,
aiming
describe
one
quantify
volume
published
research.
The
results
from
our
identified
substantial
imbalance
landscape,
with
post-fire
stage
being
markedly
underrepresented.
Research
focusing
is
1.5
times
(or
46%)
less
prevalent
than
that
“before”
1.8
77%)
“during”
stage.
This
discrepancy
likely
driven
historical
emphasis
prevention
suppression
due
immediate
societal
needs.
Aiming
address
overcome
imbalance,
present
perspectives
regarding
strategic
agenda
enhance
understanding
processes
outcomes,
emphasizing
socioecological
impacts
management
recovery
multi-level
transdisciplinary
approach.
These
proposals
advocate
integrating
knowledge-driven
burn
severity
ecosystem
mitigation/recovery
practical,
application-driven
strategies
policy
development.
supports
comprehensive
spans
short-term
emergency
responses
long-term
adaptive
management,
ensuring
landscapes
are
better
understood,
managed,
restored.
We
emphasize
critical
importance
“after-fire”
breaking
negative
planning
cycles,
enhancing
practices,
implementing
nature-based
solutions
vision
“building
back
better”.
Strengthening
balanced
focused
will
ability
close
loop
involved
improve
alignment
international
agendas
such
as
UN’s
Decade
Ecosystem
Restoration
EU’s
Nature
Law.
By
addressing
can
significantly
restore
ecosystems,
resilience,
develop
suited
challenges
rapidly
changing
world.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(38)
Published: Sept. 20, 2023
Understanding
of
the
vulnerability
populations
exposed
to
wildfires
is
limited.
We
used
an
index
from
U.S.
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
assess
social
wildfire
2000-2021
in
California,
Oregon,
Washington,
which
accounted
90%
exposures
western
United
States.
The
number
people
fire
2000-2010
2011-2021
increased
substantially,
with
largest
increase,
nearly
250%,
high
vulnerability.
In
Oregon
a
higher
percentage
were
highly
vulnerable
(>40%)
than
California
(~8%).
Increased
burned
areas
was
primary
contributor
exposure
whereas
encroachment
on
Washington.
Our
results
emphasize
importance
integrating
at-risk
mitigation
adaptation
plans.
International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(11), P. 81 - 89
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Islamic
social
finance
(ISF)
has
recently
received
much
attention
for
its
potential
to
address
problems
such
as
poverty,
hunger,
and
unequal
wealth
distribution.
This
study
aims
map
ISF
research
through
a
bibliometric
analysis
of
502
publications
in
the
Scopus
database
from
1979
2022.
Using
state-of-the-art
tools
VOSviewer
R
Studio,
we
uncover
publication
trends,
co-authorship
networks,
bibliographic
integration
field.
Our
results
show
promising
annual
growth
rate
9.26%
publications,
with
Malaysia
Hasan
M.
K.
leading
International
University
affiliate
highest
contribution.
provides
valuable
recommendations
future
enhance
our
understanding
unlock
impact.
However,
must
first
acknowledge
limitations
using
data
exclusively.
Through
this
study,
hope
inspire
further
exploration
power
create
positive
change
world.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(4), P. e0300346 - e0300346
Published: April 24, 2024
Across
the
Western
United
States,
human
development
into
wildland
urban
interface
(WUI)
is
contributing
to
increasing
wildfire
damage.
Given
that
natural
disasters
often
cause
greater
harm
within
socio-economically
vulnerable
groups,
research
needed
explore
potential
for
disproportionate
impacts
associated
with
wildfire.
Using
Zillow
Transaction
and
Assessment
Database
(ZTRAX),
hereafter
"Zillow",
real
estate
data,
we
explored
whether
lower-priced
structures
were
more
likely
be
damaged
during
most
destructive,
recent
wildfires
in
Southern
California.
Within
fire
perimeters
occurring
from
2000-2019,
matched
property
price
data
burned
unburned
structures.
To
included
final
dataset,
had
surround
at
least
25
have
been
sold
seven
years
before
fire;
five
fires
fit
these
criteria.
We
found
evidence
support
our
hypothesis
properties
damaged,
however,
likelihood
of
damage
influence
value
significantly
varied
across
individual
perimeters.
When
considering
individually,
two
2003
fires-the
Cedar
Grand
Prix-Old
Fires-had
statistically
decreasing
burn
value.
Occurring
2007
later,
other
three
(Witch-Poomacha,
Thomas,
Woolsey)
showed
no
significant
relationship
between
Consistent
studies,
topographic
position,
slope,
elevation,
vegetation
also
a
structure
being
Driving
time
nearest
station
previously
identified
hazard
significant.
Our
results
suggest
further
studies
on
extent
reason
are
needed.
In
meantime,
decision
makers
should
consider
allocating
risk
mitigation
resources-such
as
fire-fighting
structural
preparedness
resources-to
socioeconomically
neighborhoods.