Similarly
to
other
European
mountain
areas,
in
Serra
da
Estrela
the
grazing
pressure
has
been
reducing
due
social
and
economic
drivers
that
have
pushed
shepherds
sheep
foothill,
or
plainly
out
of
sector.
Shrub
encroachment
on
commons
previously
grazed
land
is
one
most
tangible
effects
pastoral
abandonment
de
Estrela.
The
impacts
resulting
increase
landscape
continuity
biomass
availability
were
made
clear
severe
fires
2017
2022.
As
fire
risk
likely
with
climate
change,
it
becomes
urgent
understand
what
strategies
can
be
deployed
keep
fragmentation
these
landscapes.
Key
actors
such
as
should
involved
this
discussion
their
perceptions,
points
view
reasons
for
abandoning
upland
pastures.
In
study,
we
use
fuzzy
cognitive
mapping
identify
key
variables
mechanisms
affecting
system
according
local
shepherds.
our
developed
stakeholders
a
framework
outlining
system.
Based
that,
carried
collecting
14
questionnaires.
We
found
shepherds’
income
central
issue,
but
highly
dependent
many
factors.
Increasing
Common
Agricultural
Policy
payments
alone
not
enough
incentivise
More
targeted
strategies,
more
support
shrub
clearing,
direct
conditional
transhumance
are
impactful.
Despite
contentious
discourse
between
conservation
shepherding
values
Estrela,
find
shepherd’s
aligned
biodiversity
minimizing
through
woody
fuel
management.
This
opens
up
possibilities
new
governance
put
Estrela's
social,
environmental
cultural
at
its
core.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
931, С. 172930 - 172930
Опубликована: Май 1, 2024
Similarly
to
other
European
mountain
areas,
in
Serra
da
Estrela
the
grazing
pressure
has
been
reducing
due
social
and
economic
drivers
that
have
pushed
shepherds
sheep
foothill,
or
plainly
out
of
sector.
Shrub
encroachment
on
commons
previously
grazed
land
is
one
most
tangible
effects
pastoral
abandonment
de
Estrela.
The
impacts
resulting
increase
landscape
continuity
biomass
availability
were
made
clear
severe
fires
2017
2022.
As
fire
risk
likely
with
climate
change,
it
becomes
urgent
understand
what
strategies
can
be
deployed
keep
fragmentation
these
landscapes.
Key
actors
such
as
should
involved
this
discussion
their
perceptions,
points
view
reasons
for
abandoning
upland
pastures.
In
study,
we
use
fuzzy
cognitive
mapping
identify
key
variables
mechanisms
affecting
system
according
local
shepherds.
our
developed
stakeholders
a
framework
outlining
system.
Based
that,
carried
collecting
14
questionnaires.
We
found
shepherds'
income
central
issue,
but
highly
dependent
many
factors.
Increasing
Common
Agricultural
Policy
payments
alone
not
enough
incentivise
More
targeted
strategies,
more
support
shrub
clearing,
direct
conditional
transhumance
are
impactful.
Despite
contentious
discourse
between
conservation
shepherding
values
Estrela,
find
shepherd's
aligned
biodiversity
potential
nature-based
solution
minimizing
through
woody
fuel
management.
This
opens
up
possibilities
new
governance
put
Estrela's
social,
environmental
cultural
at
its
core.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6
Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2023
The
growing
threats
posed
by
wildfires
in
Southern
Europe
are
calling
for
the
development
of
comprehensive
and
sound
management
risk
assessment
strategies.
In
this
work,
we
present
application
wildfire
simulation
modeling
based
on
minimum
travel
time
(MTT)
algorithm
to
assess
fine-scale
(100-m
resolution)
hazard,
transmission,
exposure
communities
Italy-France
Maritime
cooperation
area
(Sardinia,
Corsica,
Tuscany,
Liguria
Provence-Alpes-Côte
d’Azur),
which
cover
about
72,000
km
2
land.
We
simulated
thousands
considering
current
landscape
characterized
measured
factors
profiles
taking
into
account
historical
fire
regimes,
fuels,
winds
fuel
moisture
conditions
associated
with
occurrence
largest
(>100
ha)
that
affected
study
last
20
years.
Individual
fires
were
at
100-m
resolution,
consistent
input
files.
Modeled
annual
burn
probability
ignition
revealed
Sardinia
was
Region
most
wildfires.
outputs
then
combined
main
land
uses
building
footprint
locations
characterize
transmission
communities,
summarized
vegetation
types
Regions.
This
presents
a
cross-boundary
standardized
approach
spread
analyze
quantify
Europe.
stochastic
systems
implemented
used
harmonized
sets
data
vast,
fire-prone
Mediterranean
area,
where
previous
similar
studies
conducted
coarser
resolutions
covered
lower
extent
lands.
presented
work
can
be
as
reference
pillar
implementation
common
monitoring,
management,
governance
plan
area.
methods
findings
replicated
neighboring
other
regions
threatened
Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
21(3), С. 37 - 47
Опубликована: Май 8, 2024
Managing
wildfires
in
Italy:
overcoming
the
emergency,
planning
preventionWildfires
represent
a
critical
environmental
and
social
challenge,
with
longterm
implications
for
human
health,
ecosystems,
infrastructure.This
complex
issue
is
exacerbated
by
various
factors,
including
socioeconomic
changes,
unsustainable
practices
agro-forestry
land
management,
intensification
of
extreme
weather
events.The
complexity
fire
management
Italy
necessitates
effective
governance
mechanisms
tools
at
both
regional
national
levels.This
study
looks
successful
prevention
strategies,
such
as
prescribed
burning
proactive
while
also
addressing
existing
challenges,
coordination
among
relevant
institutions
need
stronger
regulatory
frameworks.In
addition
to
providing
insights
into
current
state
proposing
practical
solutions,
we
suggest
that
more
resilient
sustainable
practices,
already
successfully
implemented
some
regions,
should
be
adopted
nationwide
Italy.
Climate Risk Management,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
45, С. 100638 - 100638
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
As
socio-natural
phenomena,
wildfires
are
exacerbated
by
climate
change
and
socioeconomic
dynamics.
However,
the
role
of
uncertainty
in
shaping
future
wildfire
risk
management
remains
largely
neglected.
Building
on
notion
that
emerges
at
intersection
hazard,
exposure
vulnerability,
we
conduct
an
integrative
literature
review
to
identify
most
significant
drivers
European
geographical
institutional
context
bring
this
together
with
Shared
Socioeconomic
Pathways
(SSP)
perspectives
plausible
To
our
knowledge,
is
first
study
bridge
gap
between
research
scenarios
establish
a
conceptual
understanding
risk.
The
resulting
scenario
space
has
two
main
applications:
(i)
it
acts
as
qualitative
navigator
for
factoring
model-based
assessments,
(ii)
sets
boundary
conditions
evaluating
feasibility
strategies.
Sustainable
land
use
practices
profitable
agricultural
value
chains
can
reduce
(e.g.
SSP1),
whereas
degradation
SSP4),
disparities
SSP3)
may
increase
it.
result,
challenges
differ
significantly
across
scenarios,
leading
paradoxical
situations.
In
where
vulnerability
reduction
potential
lower
risk,
implementing
necessary
measures
achieve
reduction.
Similar
dilemmas
arise
hazard
exposure.
By
considering
multiple
futures,
paper
emphasizes
importance
accounting
dynamics
keeping
design
strategies
open
flexible
face
changing
circumstances.
Rural
and
forest
fires
represent
one
of
the
most
significant
sources
emissions
in
atmosphere
trace
gases
aerosol
particles,
which
significantly
impact
carbon
budget,
air
quality,
human
health.
This
paper
aims
to
illustrate
an
integrated
modelling
approach
combining
spatial
non-spatial
inputs
provide
enhance
estimation
GHG
particulate
matter
from
surface
using
Italy
as
a
case
study
over
period
2007-2017.
Three
main
improvements
characterize
proposed
this
work:
(i)
collection
development
comprehensive
accurate
data
related
burned
area;
(ii)
use
recent
on
fuel
type
load;
(iii)
application
estimate
moisture,
burning
efficiency,
consumption
considering
meteorological
factors
combustion
phases.
On
average,
Italy's
were
2,621
Gg
yr-1,
ranging
minimum
772
yr-1
2013
maximum
7,020
2007.
Emissions
fire
disturbances
broadleaf
forests,
shrublands,
agricultural
types
account
for
about
76%
total.
Results
compared
with
global
national
inventories
showing
good
agreement,
especially
CO2
matter.
The
study's
reduces
uncertainties
emission
estimates,
results
can
be
utilized
decision
support
systems
address
quality
management
impacts
mitigation
policies.
Similarly
to
other
European
mountain
areas,
in
Serra
da
Estrela
the
grazing
pressure
has
been
reducing
due
social
and
economic
drivers
that
have
pushed
shepherds
sheep
foothill,
or
plainly
out
of
sector.
Shrub
encroachment
on
commons
previously
grazed
land
is
one
most
tangible
effects
pastoral
abandonment
de
Estrela.
The
impacts
resulting
increase
landscape
continuity
biomass
availability
were
made
clear
severe
fires
2017
2022.
As
fire
risk
likely
with
climate
change,
it
becomes
urgent
understand
what
strategies
can
be
deployed
keep
fragmentation
these
landscapes.
Key
actors
such
as
should
involved
this
discussion
their
perceptions,
points
view
reasons
for
abandoning
upland
pastures.
In
study,
we
use
fuzzy
cognitive
mapping
identify
key
variables
mechanisms
affecting
system
according
local
shepherds.
our
developed
stakeholders
a
framework
outlining
system.
Based
that,
carried
collecting
14
questionnaires.
We
found
shepherds’
income
central
issue,
but
highly
dependent
many
factors.
Increasing
Common
Agricultural
Policy
payments
alone
not
enough
incentivise
More
targeted
strategies,
more
support
shrub
clearing,
direct
conditional
transhumance
are
impactful.
Despite
contentious
discourse
between
conservation
shepherding
values
Estrela,
find
shepherd’s
aligned
biodiversity
minimizing
through
woody
fuel
management.
This
opens
up
possibilities
new
governance
put
Estrela's
social,
environmental
cultural
at
its
core.
