[HTML][HTML] The global wildland–urban interface

F Schug, A Bar-Massada, AR Carlson, H Cox… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is where buildings and wildland vegetation meet or
intermingle,. It is where human–environmental conflicts and risks can be concentrated …

[HTML][HTML] Wildland–urban interface: definition and physical fire risk mitigation measures, a systematic review

F Taccaliti, R Marzano, TL Bell, E Lingua - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the associated fire risk, the wildland–urban interface (WUI) has drawn the attention of
researchers and managers from a range of backgrounds. From a land management point of …

Increasing wildfires and changing sociodemographics in communities across California, USA

K Yadav, FJ Escobedo, AS Thomas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research has documented how recent wildfires are characteristic of a new fire regime
marked by larger, more severe, and damaging wildfires. However, there is less information …

Wildland-urban interface typologies prone to high severity fires in Spain

D Beltrán-Marcos, L Calvo… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to complex interactions between climate and land use changes, large forest fires have
increased in frequency and severity over the last decades, impacting dramatically on …

[HTML][HTML] Fires at the wildland-industrial interface. Is there an emerging problem?

E Planas, R Paugam, A Àgueda, P Vacca, E Pastor - Fire safety journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past years, wildfires have raged with unprecedented intensity across the world,
becoming a growing problem, as weather conditions conductive to wildfire ignition and …

Integrating landscape and urban development in a comprehensive landscape sensitivity index: A case study of the Appalachian Trail region

CH Guan, M You - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
The wildland-urban interface (WUI) represents landscapes where human settlements
coexist with natural features. Trails within the WUI areas, valued for their ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in Nighttime Fires in South/Southeast Asian Countries

K Vadrevu, A Eaturu - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Quantifying spatial variations and trends in nighttime fires is crucial for a comprehensive
understanding of fire dynamics. Traditional fire monitoring typically focuses on daytime …

[HTML][HTML] A geographically flexible approach for mapping the Wildland-Urban Interface integrating fire activity data

I Tikotzki, A Bar-Massada, N Levin - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is the area where houses and natural vegetation meet
or intermingle. WUI areas are exposed to an increased hazard of wildfires and have …

[HTML][HTML] Aerial Imagery-Based Building Footprint Detection with an Integrated Deep Learning Framework: Applications for Fine Scale Wildland–Urban Interface …

Y Huang, Y Jin - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human encroachment into wildlands has resulted in a rapid increase in wildland–urban
interface (WUI) expansion, exposing more buildings and population to wildfire risks. More …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of a Wildland–Urban Interface Fire Scenario

HD Craveiro, C Fiorini, L Laím, B Guillaume… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
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