Economic vulnerability of timber resources to forest fires
Autor
Rodríguez y Silva, Francisco
Molina, Juan Ramón
González-Cabán, Armando
Herrera Machuca, Miguel Ángel
Editor
ElsevierFecha
2012Materia
Economic valuationFire economic losses
Fire prevention planning
Timber valuation
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The temporalespatial planning of activities for a territorial fire management program requires knowing
the value of forest ecosystems. In this paper we extend to and apply the economic valuation principle to
the concept of economic vulnerability and present a methodology for the economic valuation of the
forest production ecosystems. The forest vulnerability is analyzed from criteria intrinsically associated to
the forest characterization, and to the potential behavior of surface fires. Integrating a mapping process
of fire potential and analytical valuation algorithms facilitates the implementation of fire prevention
planning. The availability of cartography of economic vulnerability of the forest ecosystems is fundamental
for budget optimization, and to help in the decision making process.