Recurrence of fires in Cabreira Mountain (Vieira do Minho, northwest of Portugal) as a measure of the forest fire risk manifestation

Authors

  • Flora Ferreira Leite Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP), Universidade do Minho
  • António Bento-Gonçalves Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP), Universidade do Minho
  • António Vieira António Vieira 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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_17_9

Keywords:

Test methodology, recurrence, risk.

Abstract

This article is a first test methodology that aims to highlight the importance of recurrence as an indicator of risk situations. This is an expedited methodology that enables the identification of the distribution of the areas of fire risk.

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Author Biography

Flora Ferreira Leite, Núcleo de Investigação em Geografia e Planeamento (NIGP), Universidade do Minho



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Published

2010-08-10

Issue

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

Section

Articles

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