Road Network and the Spatial Distribution of Wildfires in the Valencian Community (1993–2015)

Understanding the role of wildfire drivers is essential to implement more effective prevention strategies at the regional scale and to promote specific mitigation actions at the local scale. By considering municipalities as the elementary analysis domain, the present study investigates the spatial d...

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Published in:Agriculture (Basel) 2019-05, Vol.9 (5), p.100
Main Authors: Zambon, Ilaria, Cerdà, Artemi, Cudlin, Pavel, Serra, Pere, Pili, Silvia, Salvati, Luca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
human activity
indicators
land-use
Mediterranean basin
spatial analysis
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Summary:Understanding the role of wildfire drivers is essential to implement more effective prevention strategies at the regional scale and to promote specific mitigation actions at the local scale. By considering municipalities as the elementary analysis domain, the present study investigates the spatial distribution of wildfires (1993–2015) in the Valencian Community, a Mediterranean fire-prone area with variable climate regimes, heterogeneous landscapes and increasing human pressure. Assuming that a denser road network increases the probability of wildfire occurrence, results of a quantitative analysis exploring the relationship between spatial location of ignition points and roads were presented. The empirical findings of this study contribute to ascertain the role of roads as a direct (or indirect) cause of wildfires in the Mediterranean region.
ISSN:2077-0472
2077-0472
DOI:10.3390/agriculture9050100