Integrated forest management to prevent wildfires under Mediterranean environments

• Main Authors: Piermaria Corona, Davide Ascoli, Anna Barbati, Giovanni Bovio, Giuseppe Colangelo, Mario Elia, Vittorio Garfì, Francesco Iovino, Raffaele Lafortezza, Vittorio Leone, Raffaella Lovreglio, Marco Marchetti, Enrico Marchi, Giuliano Menguzzato, Susanna Nocentini, Rodolfo Picchio, Luigi Portoghesi, Nicola Puletti, Giovanni Sanesi, Francesco Chianucci
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood 2015-02-01
• Series: Annals of Silvicultural Research
• Subjects: wildfire prevention; forest fuel management; wildland-urban interface; prescribed burning
• Online Access: http://cra-journals.cineca.it/index.php/asr/article/view/946

<p class="Paragrafoelenco1">This review presents a multidisciplinary framework for integrating the ecological, regulatory, procedural and technical aspects of forest management for fires prevention under Mediterranean environments. The aims are to: i) provide a foreground of wildfire scenario; ii) illustrate the theoretical background of forest fuel management; iii) describe the available fuel management techniques and mechanical operations for fire prevention in forest and wildland-urban interfaces, with exemplification of case-studies; iv) allocate fire prevention activities under the hierarchy of forest planning. The review is conceived as an outline commentary discussion targeted to professionals, technicians and government personnel involved in forestry and environmental management.</p>