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Post-fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests
. Ed(S): Moreira, Francisco; Arianoutsou, Margarita; Corona, Piermaria; de Las Heras, Jorge
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Description for Post-fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests
Paperback. The 45000 annual forest fires in Europe lay waste to 0.5m hectares of forests and other rural lands. This book addresses the vital issue of post-fire management of burned areas, a subject beset by serious environmental, economic and social issues. Editor(s): Moreira, Francisco; Arianoutsou, Margarita; Corona, Piermaria; De Las Heras, Jorge. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 340 pages, 50 black & white tables, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DS; PSTS; RNC; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
In spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been given much less attention than fire prevention or fire suppression issues, but the post-fire management of burned areas raises strong concerns (economic and social impacts, soil erosion and water quality, biodiversity loss, forest restoration). Although there are a few publications which address post-fire management, the focus of these has been either on general approaches to restoration or specific topics ... Read more
In spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been given much less attention than fire prevention or fire suppression issues, but the post-fire management of burned areas raises strong concerns (economic and social impacts, soil erosion and water quality, biodiversity loss, forest restoration). Although there are a few publications which address post-fire management, the focus of these has been either on general approaches to restoration or specific topics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Series
Managing Forest Ecosystems
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401783880
SKU
V9789401783880
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Reviews for Post-fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests
From the reviews: “The book disseminates scientific knowledge on post-fire management and restoration of forests mainly to a target audience of professionals (forest managers, landscape planners, forest agency staff and policy makers), graduate students and researchers. The contents are presented with technical language but understandable even to non-specialized readers. … this is a mandatory book for all those involved ... Read more