23 documents found, page 1 of 3
The role of Parish Councils in georeferencing for emergency planning: approach ...
Rodrigues, Andreia; Santiago, Aldina; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Zêzere, JoséRural fires are becoming increasingly impactful, not only due to their rapid and intense spread but also because of the growing number of people affected. In Portugal, numerous remote housing clusters are difficult to access and are primarily occupied by seniors or individuals with disabilities. These areas are situated in high-risk wildfire zones. Therefore, it is crucial to document the locations of the indiv...
Teste - depósito
Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Alves, DanielaRESUMO, RESUMO, RESUMO
Atitudes e comportamentos face à prevenção e combate de incêndios e a gestão do...
Almeida, Miguel; Ribeiro, Luís Mário; Modarres, Mohammad Reza; Rodrigues, Tiago; Viegas, Domingos Xavier
Towards an Integrated Approach to Wildfire Risk Assessment: When, Where, What a...
Chuvieco, Emilio; Yebra, Marta; Martino, Simone; Thonicke, Kirsten; Gómez-Giménez, Marta; San-Miguel, Jesus; Oom, Duarte; Velea, RamonaThis paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may spatially overlap with valued assets (exposure), and the potential losses and resilience to those losses (vulnerability). This is followed by a brief discussion of how these concepts can be integrated and connected to mitigation an...
Meteorologia e incêndios florestais
Alves, Daniela; Almeida, Miguel; Viegas, Domingos Xavier
Relatório final do Grupo de Peritos dos Incêndios Rurais
Máguas, Cristina; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Tedim, Fantina
Um Programa de Investigação Interdisciplinar sobre Incêndios Florestais
Viegas, Domingos Xavier
Influence of Convectively Driven Flows in the Course of a Large Fire in Portuga...
Pinto, Paulo; Silva, Álvaro Pimpão; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Almeida, Miguel; Raposo, Jorge; Ribeiro, Luís MárioThe influence of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) in the evolution of two wildfires that started during the afternoon of 17 June 2017 in Pedrógão Grande, Central Portugal is discussed and analysed using weather radar data, weather stations, video images and fire spread analysis. As the MCS approached the region, its convectively driven flows started to influence the fires. The overturning flows were formed b...
A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire
Barbosa, Thiago Fernandes; Reis, Luís; Raposo, Jorge; Viegas, Domingos XavierWildland fires are frequent events worldwide, particularly in the European-Mediterranean region, USA, and Australia. These fires have been more frequent and intense in recent years due to climate changes and may cause significant damage, especially when reaching the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. The presence of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders may cause severe events in WUI areas, as occurred in ...
Editorial: Improved Understanding of Firebrand Processes During Large Scale Fir...
Manzello, Samuel L.; Suzuki, Sayaka; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Liu, Naian