The rural world destructuring in mountain areas and the risk of fire - the case of Cabreira Mountain (Minho Vieira)

Authors

  • António Bento-Gonçalves Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP) Universidade do Minho
  • António Vieira Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP) Universidade do Minho
  • Flora Ferreira Leite Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP) Universidade do Minho
  • Carla Oliveira Martins Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP) Universidade do Minho
  • Francisco Costa Silva Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP) Universidade do Minho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_17_11

Keywords:

Rural areas, use of fire, Cabreira Mountain.

Abstract

The destructuring of rural areas, particularly in mountain areas, led to a sharp increase in the number of forest fires as well as of the areas burned, and Cabreira Mountain it is an excellent example of this reality.

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Published

2010-08-10

Issue

No. 17 (2010): Risks, Society and Safety

Section

Articles

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