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OverviewIn spite of all the efforts made in fire prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest fires occur in Europe, burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been given much less attention than fire prevention or fire suppression issues, but the post-fire management of burned areas raises strong concerns (economic and social impacts, soil erosion and water quality, biodiversity loss, forest restoration). Although there are a few publications which address post-fire management, the focus of these has been either on general approaches to restoration or specific topics such as preventing post-fire soil erosion. This book is about the post-fire management of fire-prone forest types in southern Europe. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the topic, ranging from stand-level to landscape-level management, and from emergency actions to long-term restoration approaches. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francisco Moreira , Margarita Arianoutsou , Piermaria Corona , Jorge De las HerasPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2012 Volume: 24 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.676kg ISBN: 9789400722071ISBN 10: 9400722079 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 02 November 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents1. Setting the Scene for Post-Fire Management.- 2. Land Cover Change and Fire Regime in the European Mediterranean Region.- 3. Economic, Legal and Social Aspects of Post-Fire Management.- 4. Fire Hazard and Flammability of European Forest Types.- 5. Fire Ecology and Post-Fire Restoration Approaches in Southern European Forest Types.- 6. Post-Fire Management of Serotinous Pine Forests.- 7. Post-Fire Management of Non Serotinous Pine Forests.- 8. Post-Fire Management of Mediterranean Broadleaved Forests.- 9. Post-Fire Management of Cork Oak Forests.- 10. Post Fire Management of Exotic Forests.- 11. Management of Threatened, High Conservation Value Forest Hotspots Under Changing Fire Regimes.- 12. Post-Fire Management of Shrublands.- Index.ReviewsFrom the reviews: The book disseminates scientific knowledge on post-fire management and restoration of forests mainly to a target audience of professionals (forest managers, landscape planners, forest agency staff and policy makers), graduate students and researchers. The contents are presented with technical language but understandable even to non-specialized readers. ... this is a mandatory book for all those involved in restoration related to forest fires from stand to landscape-level planning, and ... whose contents will be valid and taken into account for a long period of time. (Daniel Moya Navarro, International Forestry Review, Vol. 14 (1), 2012) From the reviews: The book disseminates scientific knowledge on post-fire management and restoration of forests mainly to a target audience of professionals (forest managers, landscape planners, forest agency staff and policy makers), graduate students and researchers. The contents are presented with technical language but understandable even to non-specialized readers. ... this is a mandatory book for all those involved in restoration related to forest fires from stand to landscape-level planning, and ... whose contents will be valid and taken into account for a long period of time. (Daniel Moya Navarro, International Forestry Review, Vol. 14 (1), 2012) From the reviews: The book disseminates scientific knowledge on post-fire management and restoration of forests mainly to a target audience of professionals (forest managers, landscape planners, forest agency staff and policy makers), graduate students and researchers. The contents are presented with technical language but understandable even to non-specialized readers. ... this is a mandatory book for all those involved in restoration related to forest fires from stand to landscape-level planning, and ... whose contents will be valid and taken into account for a long period of time. (Daniel Moya Navarro, International Forestry Review, Vol. 14 (1), 2012) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |