Essays about: "Västmanland fire"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Västmanland fire.

  1. 1. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

  3. 2. Influence of forest mires on wildfire : a landscape analysis of the 2014 Västmanland forest fire

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Andreas Souropetsis; [2022]
    Keywords : Forest fire; Mires fuel composition; Aerial photo interpretation;

    Abstract : Forest fire is a major natural disturbance that influence forest ecosystem structure and composition at both the stand and landscape level. In boreal Fennoscandia fire frequency has been very low over the last c.150 years due to effective fire suppression, although occasionally high-intensity fires escape initial attack and grow big. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fröträdens överlevnad tre år efter skogsbranden i Västmanland 2014

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Daniel Söderberg; [2022]
    Keywords : tall; vitalitet; mortalitet; brand;

    Abstract : Efter den stora skogsbranden i Västmanland 2014 avverkades drygt 4 000 ha skog i området, varav fröträd friställdes på ca 150 ha. Tre år efter branden väcktes intresset för en inventering av dessa fröträd för att se var fröträd lämnats och vilken mängd de utgjorde avseende antal, volym och medelstam. READ MORE

  5. 4. Skogsägarens riskhantering – storm, brand & granbarkborre i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Gustav Thorwall; Jacob Nord; [2022]
    Keywords : skogsskador; skogsskötsel; riskmedvetenhet;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna är ständigt pågående och märkbara i det svenska skogsbruket. Skogen växer med anpassning till klimatet vilket gör denna process extra tydlig i samband med att klimatet förändras. Skador på skog har alltid funnits i en mer eller mindre omfattning. Under de senaste tjugo åren utmärker sig vissa år mer än andra. READ MORE

  6. 5. Barriers to Crisis-induced Learning within a Public Agency : A process-tracing plausibility probe of obstacles to MSB:s learning from the forest fire in Västmanland 2014

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Louise Tegneborg; [2021]
    Keywords : Crisis; Crisis-induced learning; Organizational learning; Crisis management; Obstacles to organizational learning;

    Abstract : After the devastating forest fire in the Swedish region of Västmanland in 2014, numerous investigations and evaluations suggested measures to improve the Swedish crisis management and preparedness. Yet, after a new wave of severe forest fires in 2018, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) concluded that the lessons from 2014 had not been sufficiently implemented, since several issues reoccurred. READ MORE