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Author:   Fantina Tedim (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto, Portugal) ,  Vittorio Leone (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Basilicata, Italy (retired)) ,  Tara K. McGee (Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Cana)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780128157213

ISBN 10:   0128157216
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   22 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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"Part 1. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Examples and Global Trends 1. Extreme wildfire events: the definition 2. Extreme Wildfires and Disasters Around the World: Lessons to be Learned Part 2. Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: The Root of the Problem 3. Weather and climate: Same driver, different scales 4. The Relation of Landscape Characteristics, Human Settlements, Spacial Planning, and Fuel Management with Extreme Wildfires 5. Safety enhancement in extreme wildfire events 6. Firefighting Approaches and Extreme Wildfires Part 3: Towards a New Approach to Cope with Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters 7. The suppression model fragilities: the ""firefighting trap"" 8. Mitigation and preparedness as measures to cope with extreme wildfires and disasters (Alt Title ""Social Science contributions to understanding human response to wildfire"" ) 9. Resident and Community Recovery After Wildfires Part 4: How to Cope with the Problem of Extreme Wildfires and Disasters 10. Wildfire policies contribution to foster extreme wildfires 11. Fire Smart Territory as an Innovative Approach to Wildfire Risk Reduction 12. How to Create Change in the Wildfire Management Policies 13. What We Can Do Differently about the Wildfire Problem: An Overview"

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Fantina Tedim has a PhD in Human Geography. She is an Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Porto, Portugal, and a University Fellow of the University of Charles Darwin, Australia. Since 2007, her research has focused on disaster risk reduction mainly in relation to wildfire hazards, and she has written 9 papers in this area. Currently, she is the lead of an international project (FIREXTR) focused on preventing and preparing society for extreme wildfire events. Vittorio Leone, now retired from academia and working as an independent researcher, was a full professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Basilicata, in Italy. He taught Silviculture and Forest Fire Control and Use, and his main research interest has been in wildfire as a social phenomenon. Tara K. McGee is a professor in the Human Geography program at the University of Alberta, in Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo (Environment and Resource Studies), and PhD (Resource Management and Environmental Studies) at the Australian National University. Since 1998, her research program has focused on the human dimensions of wildfire, including wildfire mitigation and preparedness, Indigenous peoples and wildfire, wildfire prevention, and wildfire evacuations. Dr. McGee teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in the human dimensions of hazards and social science research methods, and has written 33 papers.

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