Forest fire risk analysis

Bonazountas, M; Kallidromitou, D; Kassomenos, PA; Passas, N

dc.contributor.author	Bonazountas, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kallidromitou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Passas, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:26Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	1080-7039	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16564
dc.subject	Evia	en
dc.subject	Forest fire	en
dc.subject	GIS	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Risk analysis	en
dc.subject	Risk map	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.title	Forest fire risk analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/10807030590949717	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10807030590949717	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Southern Europe suffers from forest fires. The management of these disasters is of importance to both government authorities and the public. This article presents the results of a research project aimed at modeling forest fire events and producing fire risk maps. The mathematical model is embedded in an ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. The interface is in Visual C++ 6.0. The thematic and individual risk maps generated are merged into an integrated risk map. The assessment platform (model, GIS, data, decision support) was applied to the area of northern Evia Island, central Greece, using five different scenarios. The platform provides a tool for use by authorities to estimate risks for forest fire management. The model was specifically adapted for the Olympic Games of 2004, Athens, Greece. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Inc.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC	en
heal.journalName	Human and Ecological Risk Assessment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/10807030590949717	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000230510300010	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	617	en
dc.identifier.epage	626	en