03159cam a2200517Mi 4500 ocn894105408 OCoLC 20190328114809.0 m o d cr |n||||||||| 141025s2015 ne ob 001 0 eng d YDXCP eng pn YDXCP N$T OCLCQ E7B OCLCQ OPELS UIU OCLCF EBLCP S4S OCLCQ QCL OCLCO ITD VGM YDX U3W D6H YOU TKN 893732122 1002001405 1002199083 1057413267 1090004771 9780124096011 (electronic bk.) 0124096018 (electronic bk.) 9780124104341 0124104347 (OCoLC)894105408 (OCoLC)893732122 (OCoLC)1002001405 (OCoLC)1002199083 (OCoLC)1057413267 (OCoLC)1090004771 SD421 .W55 2015 GAR 005000 bisacsh TEC 003000 bisacsh 634.9/618 23 Wildfire hazards, risks, and disasters / [electronic resource] volume editor, Douglas Paton ; associate editors, Petra T. Buergelt, Sarah McCaffrey and Fantina Tedim. Amsterdam : Elsevier, �2015. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Hazards and disasters series Includes bibliographical references and index. More than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires and measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2014). FrontCover; Hazards and Disasters Series Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; EditorialForeword; 1.2 CHANGES IN THE WILDFIRE HAZARD SCAPE; 1.4 EUROPE; 1.6 INDIA; 1.7 RUSSIA; 1.8 WILDFIRE DANGER RATING AND WARNINGS; 1.9 RESTORATION; 1.10 DEVELOPING A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; 2.3 PREFIRE SOCIAL DYNAMICS; 3.3 WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 4.3 WILDFIRE RISK INDEX DESIGNED FOR CHILE; 5.3 FOREST FIRE CURRENT SITUATION; 6.3 FRAMEWORK: LEGISLATION AND KEY INSTITUTIONS; REFERENCES; 9.3 FIRE AND ECOLOGY. 10.3 FIRE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATISTICS11.3 FIRE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; 12.3 THE CASE OF MEGAFIRES; Index. Wildfire risk. GARDENING Fruit. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh Wildfire risk. fast (OCoLC)fst01742841 Electronic books. Electronic books. Paton, Douglas. Print version: 9780124104341 Hazards and disasters series. ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124104341 246982 246982