Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)

It is crucial for fire prevention policies to assess the spatial patterns of human-started fires and their relationship with geographical and socioeconomic aspects. This study uses fire reports for the period 1988-2006 in Galicia, Spain, to analyze the spatial distribution of human-induced fire risk...

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Autores: Chas Amil, María Luisa, Touza, J., Prestemon, J. P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44034
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Forest fires
Intentionality
Negligence
Galicia
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spelling Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)Chas Amil, María LuisaTouza, J.Prestemon, J. P.Forest firesIntentionalityNegligenceGaliciaIt is crucial for fire prevention policies to assess the spatial patterns of human-started fires and their relationship with geographical and socioeconomic aspects. This study uses fire reports for the period 1988-2006 in Galicia, Spain, to analyze the spatial distribution of human-induced fire risk attending to causes and underlying motivations associated with fire ignitions. Our results show that there are four distinctive types of municipalities in this region according to the incidence of intentional agricultural-livestock fires, pyromaniacal behavior, negligence, and unknown causes. They highlight that study of the spatial properties of the human causes and motivations of forest fire activity can provide valuable information for detecting the presence of non-random clusters of fires of various causes in particular locations, where fire management planning should be evaluated more in depth.WIT PressUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Economía Cuantitativa20102010-01-0120102010-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/44034reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2010 WIT Presshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/440342026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
title Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
spellingShingle Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
Chas Amil, María Luisa
Forest fires
Intentionality
Negligence
Galicia
title_short Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
title_full Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
title_fullStr Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
title_sort Spatial distribution of human-caused forest fires in Galicia (NW Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chas Amil, María Luisa
Touza, J.
Prestemon, J. P.
author Chas Amil, María Luisa
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Touza, J.
Prestemon, J. P.
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Prestemon, J. P.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Economía Cuantitativa
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Forest fires
Intentionality
Negligence
Galicia
topic Forest fires
Intentionality
Negligence
Galicia
description It is crucial for fire prevention policies to assess the spatial patterns of human-started fires and their relationship with geographical and socioeconomic aspects. This study uses fire reports for the period 1988-2006 in Galicia, Spain, to analyze the spatial distribution of human-induced fire risk attending to causes and underlying motivations associated with fire ignitions. Our results show that there are four distinctive types of municipalities in this region according to the incidence of intentional agricultural-livestock fires, pyromaniacal behavior, negligence, and unknown causes. They highlight that study of the spatial properties of the human causes and motivations of forest fire activity can provide valuable information for detecting the presence of non-random clusters of fires of various causes in particular locations, where fire management planning should be evaluated more in depth.
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