Mapping forest fire risk—a case study in Galicia (Spain)

A Novo, N Fariñas-Álvarez, J Martínez-Sánchez… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The optimization of forest management in roadsides is a necessary task in terms of wildfire
prevention in order to mitigate their effects. Forest fire risk assessment identifies high-risk …

Assessing forest cover vulnerability in Uttarakhand, India using analytical hierarchy process

P Pokhriyal, S Rehman, G Areendran, K Raj… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Forests are the most important terrestrial ecosystems providing sustenance not only to
biodiversity but also to the rural communities. These resources are subjected to constant …

Multi-criteria decision analysis for forest fire risk assessment by coupling AHP and GIS: Method and case study

N Nuthammachot, D Stratoulias - Environment, Development and …, 2021 - Springer
Fire is one of the main causes of environmental and ecosystem change. Geospatial data,
derived from satellite images and surveying observations, are a useful tool in managing land …

Forest fire risk mapping using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and earth observation datasets: A case study in the mountainous terrain of Northeast India

R Lamat, M Kumar, A Kundu, D Lal - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
This study presents a geospatial approach in conjunction with a multi-criteria decision-
making (MCDM) tool for mapping forest fire risk zones in the district of Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya …

Modeling wildfire risk in western Iran based on the integration of AHP and GIS

V Nasiri, SMM Sadeghi, R Bagherabadi… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed at delineating the wildfire risk zones in a fire-prone region located in a
rarely addressed area of western Iran (Paveh city) by assessing the potential of factors such …

Integrating meteorological and geospatial data for forest fire risk assessment

Z Parvar, S Saeidi, S Mirkarimi - Journal of environmental management, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the factors that cause fire is crucial for minimizing the fire risk. In this
research, a comprehensive approach was adopted to recognize factors influencing forest …

A GIS-and AHP-based approach to map fire risk: a case study of Kuan Kreng peat swamp forest, Thailand

N Nuthammachot, D Stratoulias - Geocarto International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Forest fires are abrupt transformations of the natural ecosystem and management authorities
are required to take preventive measures to tackle fire events. Geographic information …

Geospatial characteristics of Colorado wildfire occurrences from 2001 to 2020

JL Wright, SS Roy - Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A bstract Forest fires are a major environmental concern and can pose a direct threat to the
environment, communities, and people living in fire-prone areas. Colorado has experienced …

GIS-based Modeling for vegetated land fire prediction in Qaradagh Area, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

SG Salar, AA Othman, S Rasooli, SS Ali, ZT Al-Attar… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to estimate the susceptibility of fire occurrence in the Qaradagh area of the
Iraqi Kurdistan Region, by examining 16 predictive factors. We selected these predictive …

Development of an application for creation and learning of neural networks to utilize in environmental sciences

I Rustamovich Sultanbekov… - Caspian Journal of …, 2020 - cjes.guilan.ac.ir
Machine learning methods originated from artificial intelligence and today are applied in
several fields concerning environmental sciences. Thanks to their powerful nonlinear …