Evaluation of a risk reduction in forest fires in a Mediterranean region

Riera, Pere; Mogas, Joan

doi:10.1016/s1389-9341(02)00119-3

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“…From the tourist point of view, the forest is seen as an important landscape element, a place in which leisure time or recreation can be enjoyed (Vuletić et al, 2007). Research on the island of Korčula (Vuletić et al, 2007) and in Catalonia (Riera, Mogas, 2004) has shown that tourists are even willing to pay additional fees for conservation and fire protection.…”

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Forest fires in Dalmatia

Šiljković

Mamut

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Every year the Republic of Croatia, especially in its south part in Dalmatia, faces forest fire risks. The weather is exceptionally conducive to fires, so the main period of fire occurrences is between June and October, characterized by long lasting dry and warm weather with temperatures over 30°C. Research carried out by the authors in 1997 and 2012 have pointed to the fact that human impact is the main cause of ignition. This paper presents an overview of the total number of fires in the period from 1998 to 2012, with the emphasis on forest and woodland fires in the Croatian region of Dalmatia. Data on the situation in Dalmatia refer to the situation in the areas of responsibility of four Dalmatian Police Administrations. Analysis is based on official data of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior and the report of the National councillor for managing and controlling forest fires. The authors have analysed the frequency of forest fires in Dalmatia in a period of fourteen years (1998-2012) comparing it with the previous period, 1989-1996. The results that the authors have obtained reveal how forest fires most commonly (2/3) break out during the warm part of a day, from 09.00 until 18.00 hours in the warm period of the year. Particularly vulnerable are the forests of Aleppo pines and maquis being mostly thermal forests, whilst in the south of the country the forests of Holm oak (Quercus ilex) and English oak (Quercus robur) are at the highest risk. Reforesting of burned areas is very slow and Croatia has been far behind in reforesting in the continental part of the country.

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Forest fires in Dalmatia

Šiljković

Mamut

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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“…Hasta el momento sólo ha estado disponible para la evaluación de actuaciones concretas, cómo un cambio en el programa de prevención contra incendios (Riera y Mogas, 2004) u otros aspectos puntuales (Elorrieta y Castellano, 2000; Mogas y Riera, 2004). A pesar de estos trabajos, la no disponibilidad de los valores en un modo cartográfico, homogéneo para diversas localizaciones y aspectos dificulta su uso en una planificación integrada y completa de un territorio.…”

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“…Algunos estudios ponen de manifiesto la importancia que presenta el ámbito geográfico que se le da al estudio (Prada Blanco et al, 2005;Riera y Mogas, 2004). Las implicaciones espaciales de esta relatividad son evidentes.…”

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“…para calcular el valor de conjunto de bosques (Tyrvainen, 2001)) y para analizar determinadas actuaciones hipotéticas (p.e. disposición a pagar por un programa de prevención de incendios (Riera y Mogas, 2004)). Esta concreción, que ofrece grandes ventajas de cara a la calidad de los resultados, tiene un valor meramente informativo en la planificación territorial.…”

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Evaluación de la viabilidad del uso de los métodos de valoración económico-ambiental en un contexto espacial

Jiménez¹,

d'Huart²,

Calcerrada³

2008

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“…The literature also contains a number of economic studies concerned with other aspects of the problems raised by forest vegetation in the Pyrenees, such as the risk and control of fire (Riera and Mogas, 2004), land cover, and soil erosion (Riera et al, 2007). It now seems clear that cover density is connected with the seriousness and spread of periodic wildfires.…”

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Integration of hydrological and economic approaches to water and land management in Mediterranean climates: an initial case study in agriculture

Bielsa

Cazcarro

Sancho

2011

Span. j. agric. res.

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A distinction is commonly drawn in Hydrology between 'green' and 'blue water' in accounting for total water availability in semi-arid regions. The criterion underlying this classification is important for successful water management, because it reveals how much natural water is and/or could be used by households, industry and, especially, agriculture. The relative share of green and blue water is generally treated as a constant. In recent years, a growing hydro-geological literature has focused on a phenomenon that significantly affects the stability of the green/blue water ratio. This is the increase in land cover density and its impact on runoff in regions with a Mediterranean climate, such as the Ebro Basin in Spain. We seek to carry this knowledge over into the parameters of disciplines concerned with the economic valuation of water and territorial resources, and translate it into the language used by water management professionals in the expectation that this contribution will improve the way we assess and account for real water availability. The heart of the matter is that the increasing density of forest cover produces both positive and negative environmental and economic impacts, presenting new economic and environmental problems that must be examined and assessed in a hydrological-economic context. We will show that these positive and negative effects are sufficiently important to merit attention, whether they are measured in physical or economic terms. Finally, we make an initial proposal for the economic valuation of some of the effects produced by these hydrological changes.Additional key words: blue water; green water; hydro-economic framework; water resources accounting. ResumenIntegración de los enfoques hidrológico y económico en la gestión del agua y del territorio en climas mediterráneos: un caso inicial de estudio para la agricultura Es conocida en Hidrología la distinción entre 'agua verde' y 'agua azul' con respecto a la contabilidad de las disponibilidades agregadas de agua. El criterio tras esta clasificación tiene gran importancia para una correcta gestión del agua, ya que permite saber qué parte de las aportaciones naturales es aprovechada y/o aprovechable para los usos de los hogares y del sistema productivo, especialmente en la agricultura. En los últimos años se ha generado abundante literatura que pone en cuestión la estabilidad de las participaciones relativas agua verde/azul desde el ámbito de la hidrogeología. Se trata del considerable aumento de la densidad de la cubierta vegetal y sus efectos sobre la escorrentía en regiones de clima mediterráneo como la Cuenca del Ebro en España. En ese contexto, este trabajo pretende transferir ese conocimiento al lenguaje y los parámetros de las disciplinas del ámbito de la gestión y la valoración económica de los recursos hídricos y del territorio. La cuestión que emerge, y que plantea nuevos problemas ambientales y económicos, es que detrás del aumento de la densidad de las superficies forestales hay efectos positivos y negativos qu...

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Evaluation of a risk reduction in forest fires in a Mediterranean region

Cited by 42 publications

References 4 publications

Forest fires in Dalmatia

Forest fires in Dalmatia

Evaluación de la viabilidad del uso de los métodos de valoración económico-ambiental en un contexto espacial

Integration of hydrological and economic approaches to water and land management in Mediterranean climates: an initial case study in agriculture

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