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The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe

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  • Mavsar, Robert
  • González Cabán, Armando
  • Varela, Elsa

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Forest fires affect millions of people worldwide, and cause major ecosystem and economic impacts at different scales. The management policies implemented to minimize the negative impacts of forest fires require substantial investment of financial, human and organizational resources, which must be justifiable and efficient. Decision support systems based on economic models can help to optimize the allocation of limited resources. This paper exposes the development of the economic theory for the efficiency analysis of fire management measures. Then, it provides a review of four fire management decision support systems applied in America and Europe, investigating their degree of performance according to the theoretical foundations of the efficiency analysis.

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  • Mavsar, Robert & González Cabán, Armando & Varela, Elsa, 2013. "The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 45-55.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:29:y:2013:i:c:p:45-55
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.11.009
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    1. Massimiliano Agovino & Massimiliano Cerciello & Aniello Ferraro & Antonio Garofalo, 2021. "Spatial analysis of wildfire incidence in the USA: the role of climatic spillovers," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 6084-6105, April.
    2. Oliveira, A.S. & Soares-Filho, B.S. & Oliveira, U. & Van der Hoff, R. & Carvalho-Ribeiro, S.M. & Oliveira, A.R. & Scheepers, L.C. & Vargas, B.A. & Rajão, R.G., 2021. "Costs and effectiveness of public and private fire management programs in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    3. Thompson, Matthew P. & Haas, Jessica R. & Finney, Mark A. & Calkin, David E. & Hand, Michael S. & Browne, Mark J. & Halek, Martin & Short, Karen C. & Grenfell, Isaac C., 2015. "Development and application of a probabilistic method for wildfire suppression cost modeling," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 249-258.

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