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245 0 0 _aWildfire hazards, risks, and disasters /
_h[electronic resource]
_cvolume editor, Douglas Paton ; associate editors, Petra T. Buergelt, Sarah McCaffrey and Fantina Tedim.
260 _aAmsterdam :
_bElsevier,
_c�2015.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aHazards and disasters series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aMore than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires and measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention.
588 0 _aOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2014).
505 0 _aFrontCover; Hazards and Disasters Series Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; EditorialForeword; 1.2 CHANGES IN THE WILDFIRE HAZARD SCAPE; 1.4 EUROPE; 1.6 INDIA; 1.7 RUSSIA; 1.8 WILDFIRE DANGER RATING AND WARNINGS; 1.9 RESTORATION; 1.10 DEVELOPING A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; 2.3 PREFIRE SOCIAL DYNAMICS; 3.3 WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 4.3 WILDFIRE RISK INDEX DESIGNED FOR CHILE; 5.3 FOREST FIRE CURRENT SITUATION; 6.3 FRAMEWORK: LEGISLATION AND KEY INSTITUTIONS; REFERENCES; 9.3 FIRE AND ECOLOGY.
505 8 _a10.3 FIRE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATISTICS11.3 FIRE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; 12.3 THE CASE OF MEGAFIRES; Index.
650 0 _aWildfire risk.
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650 7 _aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
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650 7 _aWildfire risk.
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aPaton, Douglas.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
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830 0 _aHazards and disasters series.
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