Sustainable Development of Wild Land and Forest Fires Control
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Interests: research on modelling of compartment and wildland fire behaviour; fuel mapping and volume assessment; risk management theory and implementation of knowledge from the field of geoinformatics to fire protection; disaster management; rescue services and prevention of major industrial accidents
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Dear Colleagues,
Wildland and forest fires have become an increasingly critical global challenge due to climate change, land-use transformations, expanding human–environment interactions, and rising extreme weather events. Their impacts extend far beyond immediate ecological damage, affecting biodiversity, carbon emissions, watershed stability, human health, air quality, infrastructure, and long-term socio-economic resilience. As fire seasons lengthen and fire behavior becomes more unpredictable, innovative scientific approaches and management strategies are urgently needed.
This Special Issue aims to gather interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of wildland and forest fire dynamics while promoting sustainable approaches for prevention, early detection, suppression, recovery, and policy development. We welcome contributions ranging from fire ecology, modeling, remote sensing, and risk assessment to community preparedness, governance frameworks, and climate–fire interactions. Emphasis will be placed on integrating science, technology, and management practices to support resilient landscapes and reduce catastrophic fire impacts.
By fostering collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this Special Issue seeks to highlight cutting-edge solutions and strengthen knowledge exchange within the global fire management community. We hope the collected works will inspire new strategies for sustainable fire control and contribute to safer, more resilient ecosystems and societies.
Dr. Andrea Majlingova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fire behavior & ecology: fire behavior modeling and simulation, fire weather indices and climate–fire interactions, ecological roles of fire and ecosystem resilience, post-fire regeneration and biodiversity impacts
- prevention & risk reduction: fuel management, prescribed burning, and landscape design, fire-risk mapping, vulnerability assessment, and zoning, socio-environmental drivers of wildland fire ignition
- detection, monitoring, & forecasting: remote sensing, UAVs, satellite systems, AI and machine learning for early warning and spread prediction, fire-danger rating systems and real-time monitoring
- suppression technologies & strategies: innovative suppression tools, agents, and tactics, ground and aerial firefighting management, decision-support systems for incident response
- socioeconomic, governance, & policy dimensions: community preparedness and resilience building, risk communication and public engagement, policy frameworks, wildfire governance, and transboundary cooperation, economic losses, insurance, and cost-effectiveness of mitigation
- restoration & landscape recovery: soil stabilization, erosion control, and watershed rehabilitation, carbon-cycle impacts and climate recovery trajectories, long-term monitoring and adaptive restoration planning
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