Master’s thesis Curriculum in Landscape ArchitectureThe subject of the current thesis focuses on green firebreaks as a tool to reduce and control the impact of wildfire occurrences in Alferce, considering changes in climate, biophysical, social and economic sphere. Alferce suffered extreme losses from wildfire occurrences, especially in 2018. A massive wildfire started on 3rd of August and burned for eight days, destroying around 27 000ha of land. A combination of several problems such as poor planning, difficult accessibility, lack of effective preventive measures, the dominance of monocultures, high temperature, water scarcity rendered the firefighting ineffective. This extreme scenario is a repetition of the 2003 occurrence, an ...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...
Wildland fire is an important feature of the Mediterranean Basin. Past fire incidence has been limit...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...
In the summer of 2021, enormous wildfires in the Mediterranean eliminated huge areas of mainly conif...
This paper explores the role of landscape planning as a tool for rural fire prevention. It presents...
In the summer of 2021, enormous wildfires in the Mediterranean eliminated huge areas of mainly conif...
This position paper on Wildfire Prevention was endorsed by the main Mediterranean stakeholders durin...
This paper explores the role of landscape planning as a tool for rural fire prevention. It presents ...
Wildfires have always been an integral part of the ecology of many terrestrial ecosystems, but their...
Fundamental Research - Forest ManagementThe paper presents and discusses research aiming at the deve...
L'articolo è disponibile sul sito dell'editore www.elsevier.comEvery year approximately half a milli...
The wildfire regime in Portugal has been responsible for millions of hectares of burnt area, and Alv...
For decades, landscape architects have been working with water, proposing vocabularies like sponge p...
There is a widespread perception that every year wildfires are intensifying on a global scale, somet...
This thesis explores representation in landscape architecture as a means of integrating wildfires as...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...
Wildland fire is an important feature of the Mediterranean Basin. Past fire incidence has been limit...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...
In the summer of 2021, enormous wildfires in the Mediterranean eliminated huge areas of mainly conif...
This paper explores the role of landscape planning as a tool for rural fire prevention. It presents...
In the summer of 2021, enormous wildfires in the Mediterranean eliminated huge areas of mainly conif...
This position paper on Wildfire Prevention was endorsed by the main Mediterranean stakeholders durin...
This paper explores the role of landscape planning as a tool for rural fire prevention. It presents ...
Wildfires have always been an integral part of the ecology of many terrestrial ecosystems, but their...
Fundamental Research - Forest ManagementThe paper presents and discusses research aiming at the deve...
L'articolo è disponibile sul sito dell'editore www.elsevier.comEvery year approximately half a milli...
The wildfire regime in Portugal has been responsible for millions of hectares of burnt area, and Alv...
For decades, landscape architects have been working with water, proposing vocabularies like sponge p...
There is a widespread perception that every year wildfires are intensifying on a global scale, somet...
This thesis explores representation in landscape architecture as a means of integrating wildfires as...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...
Wildland fire is an important feature of the Mediterranean Basin. Past fire incidence has been limit...
During the last decades, climate and land use changes led to an increased prevalence of megafires in...