A systematic review of disaster management systems: approaches, challenges, and future directions

SM Khan, I Shafi, WH Butt, IT Diez, MAL Flores… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disaster management is a critical area that requires efficient methods and techniques to
address various challenges. This comprehensive assessment offers an in-depth overview of …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of wildland fire behavior modeling

J Silva, J Marques, I Gonçalves, R Brito, S Teixeira… - Fluids, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildland fires have become a major research subject among the national and international
research community. Different simulation models have been developed to prevent this …

Large scale multi-layer fuel load characterization in tropical savanna using GEDI spaceborne lidar data

RV Leite, CA Silva, EN Broadbent… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantifying fuel load over large areas is essential to support integrated fire management
initiatives in fire-prone regions to preserve carbon stock, biodiversity and ecosystem …

Application of simulation modeling for wildfire exposure and transmission assessment in Sardinia, Italy

M Salis, B Arca, L Del Giudice, P Palaiologou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of comprehensive fire management and risk assessment strategies is of
prominent concern in Southern Europe, due to the expanding scale of wildfire risk. In this …

Determinants of fire impact in the Brazilian biomes

U Oliveira, B Soares-Filho, M Bustamante… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
More and more, wildfires are raging in large parts of the world due to a warmer climate, more
frequent and severe droughts, and continued land-use changes. In Brazil, the weakening of …

Putting fire on the map of Brazilian savanna ecoregions

PS Silva, J Nogueira, JA Rodrigues, FLM Santos… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is considered the most floristically diverse
savanna in the world, home to more than seven thousand species. The region is a mosaic of …

A near real-time web-system for predicting fire spread across the Cerrado biome

U Oliveira, B Soares-Filho, H Rodrigues, D Figueira… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Wildfires are aggravating due to climate change. Public policies need territorial intelligence
to prevent and promptly fight fires, especially in vast regions like Brazil. To this end, we have …

Costs and effectiveness of public and private fire management programs in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado

AS Oliveira, BS Soares-Filho, U Oliveira… - Forest Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a noted lack of information on the effectiveness of investments in forest fire
management in Brazil. Here, we quantify the budget expenditures of one private and one …

The drivers of fire in the Caatinga Biome in Brazil

SFS Martins, AM dos Santos, CFA da Silva… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The goal of this research was to analyze the drivers of fire occurrence in the Caatinga
Biome, located in the northeastern part of Brazil. Thirty-four explanatory variables of fire …

The assessment of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of the Brazilian Cerrado

WLF Correia Filho, JF de Oliveira-Júnior… - Ecological …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The Cerrado is the most biodiverse savanna and maintains other
biomes. Aware of its significance, this paper evaluated the Brazilian Cerrado's climatic …