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Forgetting fire: traditional fire knowledge in two chestnut forest ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for European fire management policy

Seijo, Millington, Gray, Sanz, Lozano, García-Serrano, Sangüesa-Barreda, Camarero
Human beings have used fire as an ecosystem management tool for thousands of years. In the context of the scientific and policy debate surrounding potential climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, the importance of the impact of…
Type: Document
Year: 2015

The importance of traditional fire use and management practices for contemporary land managers in the American southwest

Raish, González-Cabán, Condie
Indigenous and traditional peoples worldwide have used fire to manipulate their environment for thousands of years. These long-standing practices still continue and have considerable relevance for today's land managers. This discussion explores the…
Type: Document
Year: 2005

Wildland fire hazard and risk: problems, definitions, and context

Hardy
The risks, hazards, and relative severity of wildland fires are presented here within the ecological context of historical natural fire regimes, time, space, and process. As the public dialogue on the role and impacts of wildland fire increases, it…
Type: Document
Year: 2005