The progressing spread of urban development into the surrounding fuel-loaded wildland creates a particular landscape structure where the co-occurrence of human activities and flammable fuel greatly increases the fire ignition risk. In this framework, land use and land cover (LULC) maps derived from remotely sensed images represent a useful tool for assessing fire risk. The aim of this letter is thus to use a LULC map derived from QuickBird satellite imagery for assessing ignition risk at the rural-forest interface in Sardinia (Italy). Our results show that fire risk is strongly positively correlated with anthropogenic land use and negatively correlated with semi-natural and natural vegetation cover, such as shrubland or forest.
Mapping fire ignition risk in a complex anthropogenic landscape / Daniela, Guglietta; Marco, Conedera; Stefano, Mazzoleni; Ricotta, Carlo. - In: REMOTE SENSING LETTERS. - ISSN 2150-704X. - STAMPA. - 2:3(2011), pp. 213-219. [10.1080/01431161.2010.512927]
Mapping fire ignition risk in a complex anthropogenic landscape
RICOTTA, Carlo
2011
Abstract
The progressing spread of urban development into the surrounding fuel-loaded wildland creates a particular landscape structure where the co-occurrence of human activities and flammable fuel greatly increases the fire ignition risk. In this framework, land use and land cover (LULC) maps derived from remotely sensed images represent a useful tool for assessing fire risk. The aim of this letter is thus to use a LULC map derived from QuickBird satellite imagery for assessing ignition risk at the rural-forest interface in Sardinia (Italy). Our results show that fire risk is strongly positively correlated with anthropogenic land use and negatively correlated with semi-natural and natural vegetation cover, such as shrubland or forest.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
