Spatial patterns of social vulnerability in relation to wildfire risk and wildland-urban interface presence

Amil, María Luisa Chas; Nogueira-Moure, Emilio; Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Touza, Julia

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104577

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“…Moving forward, governance actors need to reconceptualise wildfire as a risk and process (McCaffrey 2015;Paveglio et al 2016;Chas-Amil et al 2022;Essen et al 2023). Participatory decision making can help to overcome technocratic interpretations of risk and subsequent policy decisions as exclusive to experts, and allows to negotiate amongst conflicting interests and values (Beck 1992;Renn 2008;Otero 2022;Essen et al 2023).…”

Section: Theme 4 Social Conditions Of Vulnerability and Impact: Recon...mentioning

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Uncharted territory: governance opportunities for wildfire management and the case of Cyprus

Kirschner,

Steelman,

Charalambidou

et al. 2024

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Global environmental and social change are pushing wildfire activity and impact beyond known trajectories. Here, we conducted a targeted review to distill five wildfire challenges that we argue form opportunities for their governance (research aim 1). We exemplified our arguments by drawing from the case of Cyprus (research aim 2), a small island country in the south-east European Mediterranean Basin at risk of extreme wildfire impact. Findings indicate that burning for social and ecological resource benefits, innovative management paradigms and anticipatory governance systems offer actionable solutions to the wildfire paradox and the limits of suppression. Local adaptive institutions and a reconceptualisation of wildfire as a risk and process beyond technocratic interpretations are necessary to account for broader social conditions shaping wildfire regimes and community impact. Governance systems that accommodate collective action have proven suitable to address multiple wildfire complexities linked with different socio-economic systems and values. A systematic literature review, policy review, and qualitative data collection on wildfire management in Cyprus track back to the initial framing. Our case study offers insights for tackling wildfires with actionable steps through overarching governance systems, and illustrates the potential for change in thinking of and acting on wildfire in flammable landscapes globally.

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Uncharted territory: governance opportunities for wildfire management and the case of Cyprus

Kirschner,

Steelman,

Charalambidou

et al. 2024

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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“…The baseline of social vulnerability is generally lower in the wildland-urban interface, despite a higher fire risk (23,24); however, this does not apply to certain populations, for example, those living on Native American reservations (24). Nevertheless, highly vulnerable populations often are disproportionately exposed to fire, for example, in California (25,26), Spain (27), Portugal (28), and Australia (29).…”

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“…2) How did the vulnerability of exposed populations change over the past two decades? Previous studies generally viewed fire exposure as static (23,27) and did not explore changes in the vulnerability of exposed populations over time. 3) Did trends in population characteristics before fire alter the vulnerability of people exposed to fire?…”

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“…However, the variability of this unbalanced exposure across large spatial extents remains largely uncharacterized.How did the vulnerability of exposed populations change over the past two decades? Previous studies generally viewed fire exposure as static ( 23 , 27 ) and did not explore changes in the vulnerability of exposed populations over time.Did trends in population characteristics before fire alter the vulnerability of people exposed to fire? The drivers of changing fire impacts on socially vulnerable populations are not known.Is the social vulnerability of the fire-exposed and unexposed populations in each state equal?…”

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“… How did the vulnerability of exposed populations change over the past two decades? Previous studies generally viewed fire exposure as static ( 23 , 27 ) and did not explore changes in the vulnerability of exposed populations over time. Did trends in population characteristics before fire alter the vulnerability of people exposed to fire?…”

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Social vulnerability of the people exposed to wildfires in U.S. West Coast states

Modaresi Rad,

Abatzoglou,

Fleishman

et al. 2023

Sci. Adv.

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Understanding of the vulnerability of populations exposed to wildfires is limited. We used an index from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess the social vulnerability of populations exposed to wildfire from 2000–2021 in California, Oregon, and Washington, which accounted for 90% of exposures in the western United States. The number of people exposed to fire from 2000–2010 to 2011–2021 increased substantially, with the largest increase, nearly 250%, for people with high social vulnerability. In Oregon and Washington, a higher percentage of exposed people were highly vulnerable (>40%) than in California (~8%). Increased social vulnerability of populations in burned areas was the primary contributor to increased exposure of the highly vulnerable in California, whereas encroachment of wildfires on vulnerable populations was the primary contributor in Oregon and Washington. Our results emphasize the importance of integrating the vulnerability of at-risk populations in wildfire mitigation and adaptation plans.

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Nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, disservices, and impacts on well-being in urban environments

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Yin

Ting

2023

Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health

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Spatial patterns of social vulnerability in relation to wildfire risk and wildland-urban interface presence

Cited by 15 publications

References 56 publications

Uncharted territory: governance opportunities for wildfire management and the case of Cyprus

Uncharted territory: governance opportunities for wildfire management and the case of Cyprus

Social vulnerability of the people exposed to wildfires in U.S. West Coast states

Nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, disservices, and impacts on well-being in urban environments

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