Learning to coexist with wildfire

The impacts of escalating wildfire in many regions — the lives and homes lost, the expense of suppression and the damage to ecosystem services — necessitate a more sustainable coexistence with wildfire. Climate change and continued development on fire-prone landscapes will only compound current prob...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2014-11, Vol.515 (7525), p.58-66
Main Authors: Moritz, Max A., Batllori, Enric, Bradstock, Ross A., Gill, A. Malcolm, Handmer, John, Hessburg, Paul F., Leonard, Justin, McCaffrey, Sarah, Odion, Dennis C., Schoennagel, Tania, Syphard, Alexandra D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Australia
Climate Change
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental impact
Environmental Policy
Fires - prevention & control
Fires - statistics & numerical data
Forest & brush fires
Forests
Geography
Housing
Human Activities
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Influence
Land use planning
Mediterranean Region
multidisciplinary
Population Density
review-article
Risk Management
Risk reduction
Science
Southwestern United States
Wildfires
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Summary:The impacts of escalating wildfire in many regions — the lives and homes lost, the expense of suppression and the damage to ecosystem services — necessitate a more sustainable coexistence with wildfire. Climate change and continued development on fire-prone landscapes will only compound current problems. Emerging strategies for managing ecosystems and mitigating risks to human communities provide some hope, although greater recognition of their inherent variation and links is crucial. Without a more integrated framework, fire will never operate as a natural ecosystem process, and the impact on society will continue to grow. A more coordinated approach to risk management and land-use planning in these coupled systems is needed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature13946