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Abstract

Assessing Economical Losses in Pulp Industry Properties Due to Large Wildfires in Central Portugal †

by
Beatriz Lourenço
*,
Bruno Aparício
,
Chiara Bruni
,
Akli Benali
and
Ana Sá
Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk, Sardinia, Italy, 3–6 May 2022.
Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 17(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017099
Published: 24 August 2022
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk)
Versions Notes

Abstract

:
Undoubtedly, wildfires impacts have been increasing in the Mediterranean basin during the last decades. In Portugal, recent extreme fire events demanded science-based information to support priority measures to protect values at risk. Our results show that the highest fire hazard occurs in the vicinity of the industrial properties (up to 1 km), mainly due to high BP in non-industrial eucalyptus plantations, and large fires in pastures and oaklands. Risk values range from 0 to 665 €/ha. 7% of the eucalyptus productive area has values above 141 €/ha (corresponding to the 90th percentile). Based on these results, we highlight the major sources of hazard in the landscape as well as the location of the properties with the highest values at risk.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.S.; methodology, B.A., C.B. and A.B.; formal analysis, B.L. and B.A.; writing—original draft preparation, B.L.; writing—review and editing, B.A., C.B., A.B. and A.S.; supervision, A.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by Forest Research Centre research unit, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P. (FCT), Portugal (UIDB/00239/2020). This study was developed under the framework of the project “FIRE-MODSAT ll (PTDC/ASP-SIL/28771/2017): Supporting Fire- management decisions combining fire spread MODelling and SATellite data in an operational context in Portugal (Part ll)”.

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Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Lourenço, B.; Aparício, B.; Bruni, C.; Benali, A.; Sá, A. Assessing Economical Losses in Pulp Industry Properties Due to Large Wildfires in Central Portugal. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 17, 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017099

AMA Style

Lourenço B, Aparício B, Bruni C, Benali A, Sá A. Assessing Economical Losses in Pulp Industry Properties Due to Large Wildfires in Central Portugal. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2022; 17(1):99. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017099

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lourenço, Beatriz, Bruno Aparício, Chiara Bruni, Akli Benali, and Ana Sá. 2022. "Assessing Economical Losses in Pulp Industry Properties Due to Large Wildfires in Central Portugal" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 17, no. 1: 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022017099

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