Influence of territorial variables on the performance of wildfire detection systems in the Iberian Peninsula

Francisco Rego, Filipe X. Catry, Cristina Montiel and Oskar Karlsson

Forest Policy and Economics, 2013, vol. 29, issue C, 26-35

Abstract: Wildfire detection systems planning is an essential component of national and regional wildfire management policies. The common resources usually used in wildfire detection are lookout towers, terrestrial mobile brigades, aerial reconnaissance and the general public.

Keywords: Wildfire detection; Land cover; Lookout towers; Mobile brigades; Portugal; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.11.007

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