The development of a vulnerability assessment method for wildfires
(2020) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20191Division of Fire Safety Engineering
- Abstract
- Wildfires pose a serious threat to communities in different parts of the world, mostly in regions with a warmer climate. Due to the increased urbanization next to the forest and climate change, they are currently an issue to be addressed also in other parts of the world. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a first step in the direction of creating a holistic Vulnerability Assessment Method (VAM) regarding wildfires, applicable for Sweden. The aim of this thesis is to review existing wildfire risk assessment tools and look at the factors they consider and determine the most important ones to use in a VAM for the Swedish context. The method is developed with three different modes, namely 1) preventive, 2) operational and 3) evaluative.... (More)
- Wildfires pose a serious threat to communities in different parts of the world, mostly in regions with a warmer climate. Due to the increased urbanization next to the forest and climate change, they are currently an issue to be addressed also in other parts of the world. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a first step in the direction of creating a holistic Vulnerability Assessment Method (VAM) regarding wildfires, applicable for Sweden. The aim of this thesis is to review existing wildfire risk assessment tools and look at the factors they consider and determine the most important ones to use in a VAM for the Swedish context. The method is developed with three different modes, namely 1) preventive, 2) operational and 3) evaluative. Each factor in the VAM has five rating levels, a correlation variable and a weight variable. A hypothetical application of the VAM is exemplified through a case study on a municipality in Sweden for the Preventive and Operational modes. The results from the case study show that individual factors can have a great impact on the outcome, and both the overall result and the individual factors should be carefully considered. An advantage of the proposed method is the flexibility in use given the different modes of applications. This makes the method useful for several actors. (Less)
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- author
- Wiberg, Charlotte LU and Jämtheden, Sofie
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Utveckling av en sårbarhetsanalysmetod för skogsbränder
- course
- VBRM01 20191
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- vulnerability assessment, wildfire, fire risk assessment, fire danger, rating system, fire, wildland urban interface
- publication/series
- LUTVDG/TVBB
- report number
- 5616
- other publication id
- LUTVDG/TVBB--5616--SE
- language
- English
- id
- 9025144
- date added to LUP
- 2020-09-14 09:15:20
- date last changed
- 2020-09-14 09:23:12
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