000			02985nam a22003017a 4500
003			ZW-GwMSU
005			20230613121848.0
008			230613b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
040			_aMSU _cMSU _erda
100			_aGANTEAUME, Anne
245			_aA review of the main driving factors of forest fire ignition over Europe
264			_aNew York _bSpringer _c2013
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_a Environmental Management _vVolume , number ,
520			_aKnowledge of the causes of forest fires, and of the main driving factors of ignition, is an indispensable step towards effective fire prevention policies. This study analyses the factors driving forest fire ignition in the Mediterranean region including the most common human and environmental factors used for modelling in the European context. Fire ignition factors are compared to spatial and temporal variations of fire occurrence in the region, then are compared to results obtained in other areas of the world, with a special focus on North America (US and Canada) where a significant number of studies has been carried out on this topic. The causes of forest fires are varied and their distribution differs among countries, but may also differ spatially and temporally within the same country. In Europe, and especially in the Mediterranean basin, fires are mostly human-caused mainly due arson. The distance to transport networks and the distance to urban or recreation areas are among the most frequently used human factors in modelling exercises and the Wildland-Urban Interface is increasingly taken into account in the modelling of fire occurrence. Depending on the socio-economic context of the region concerned, factors such as the unemployment rate or variables linked to agricultural activity can explain the ignition of intentional and unintentional fires. Regarding environmental factors, those related to weather, fuel and topography are the most significant drivers of ignition of forest fires, especially in Mediterranean-type regions. For both human and lightning-caused fires, there is a geographical gradient of fire ignition, mainly due to variations in climate and fuel composition but also to population density for instance. The timing of fires depends on their causes. In populated areas, the timing of human-caused fires is closely linked to human activities and peaks in the afternoon whereas, in remote areas, the timing of lightning-caused fires is more linked to weather conditions and the season, with most such fires occurring in summer.
650			_aignition factors
650			_afire occurrence
650			_amediterranean region
700			_aCAMIA, Andrea
700			_aJAPPIOT, Marielle
700			_aSAN - MIGUEL - AYANZ, Jesus
700			_aLONG - FOURNEL, Marlene
700			_aLAMPIN, Corinne
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-012-9961-z
942			_2lcc _cJA
999			_c162583 _d162583