Author: Willaim C. TeiePublisher:
ISBN: 9780620457491
Category : Fire management
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Fire Manager's Handbook on Veld and Forest Fires
Author: Willaim C. TeiePublisher:
ISBN: 9780620457491
Category : Fire management
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Fire Manager's Handbook on Veld and Forest Fires
Author: William C. TeiePublisher:
ISBN: 9781931301084
Category : Fire management
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This is a text on wildland and forest firefighting written for the South African market.
Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Sub-Sahara Africa
Author: Johann Georg GoldammerPublisher: African Minds
ISBN: 191983365X
Category : Fire ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Africa is a fire continent. Since the early evolution of humanity, fire has been harnessed as a land-use tool. Many ecosystems of Sub-Sahara Africa that have been shaped by fire over millennia provide a high carrying capacity for human populations.
Integrated fire management voluntary guidelines
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]
ISBN: 9251389160
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Damaging wildfires in many parts of the world in recent years have prompted an increase in demand for technical support for integrated fire management. As part of the response, FAO and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global Fire Management Hub (Fire Hub), which was launched at the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference in May 2023. The aim of the Fire Hub is to strengthen the capacity of countries to implement integrated fire management and reduce the negative effects of wildfires on people, landscapes and the global climate. One of the Fire Hub’s first activities was to update FAO’s Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines: Principles and strategic actions, which was first published in 2006, to guide implementation of integrated fire management at the landscape level, enhance best fire-management practices, including cultural practices for sustainable land use, and engage diverse stakeholders. This second edition of the guidelines, now titled, Integrated Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines: Principles and strategic actions, benefited from contributions from the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), the International Liaison Committee of the International Wildland Fire Conferences, and Regional Fire Management Resource Centers of the GFMC’s Global Wildland Fire Network. In addition, FAO engaged with experts in countries and specialized partner institutions for insights into new developments and solutions in integrated fire management.
Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting
Author: William C. TeiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
This text deals with the basics of wildland and forest firefighting. It has been totally revised and is now in full color.
Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines
Author: Insect Conservation Biology
Author: Royal Entomological Society of London. SymposiumPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845932544
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
These proceedings contain papers on insect conservation biology that are classified under 3 themes: (1) the current status of insect conservation, and major avenues for progress and hindrances (6 papers); (2) insects as model organisms in conservation biology (6 papers); and (3) future directions in insect conservation biology (6 papers).
Forest Fires
Author: Philip Nori OmiPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851094431
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
From killer fires to ecosystem rehabilitation, an exhaustive survey exploring the ecological, social, and economic consequences of managing fires in U.S. wildland areas. Fire management involves protecting natural resources from fire but also using controlled burning for land management purposes. Who are the stewards of land management and the researchers who devote their entire careers studying fire? How are ecosystems restored after major fires? What are the economic ramifications and what assessment tools are available? Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook explores the historical, ecological, economic, and social dimensions of wildland combustion and their impacts in North America. Explaining how legislation and public perception have been shaped by historic fires and fire seasons, particular emphasis is placed on the summer of 2000 as a way of understanding and managing future fires.
Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction
Author: Praveen Kumar RaiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030761169
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
This book explains to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of recent technologies for disaster monitoring and risk reduction based on the knowledge and experience of prominent experts/researchers in the relevant fields. It discusses the application of recent technological developments for emerging disaster risks in today's societies and deliberates on the various aspects of disaster risk reduction strategies, especially through sustainable community resilience and responses. This book consists of selected invited papers on disaster management, which focus on community resilience and responses towards disaster risk reduction based on experiences, and closely examines the coordinated research activities involving all stakeholders, especially the communities at risk. Many regions of the world and aspects of disaster risk and its management are covered. It is described how recent technologies will support better understanding and action to reduce the number and impact of disasters in future. The principal audience for this book is researchers, urban planners, policy makers, as well as students.
Biochar for Environmental Management
Author: Dr. Johannes LehmannPublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1849770557
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
"Biochar is the carbon-rich product when biomass (such as wood, manure, or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. It can be used to improve agriculture and the environment in several ways, and its stability in soil and superior nutrient-retention properties make it an ideal soil amendment to increase crop yields. In addition to this, biochar sequestration, in combination with sustainable biomass production, can be carbon-negative and therefore used to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with major implications for mitigation of climate change. Biochar production can also be combined with bioenergy production through the use of the gases that are given off in the pyrolysis process.This book is the first to synthesize the expanding research literature on this topic. The book's interdisciplinary approach, which covers engineering, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, economics and policy, is a vital tool at this stage of biochar technology development. This comprehensive overview of current knowledge will be of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in a wide range of disciplines"--Provided by publisher.