The book “Scientific Perspectives on Wildfire Risk Management at the WUI Property Scale” coordinated by Miguel Almeida, a senior researcher at CEIF/ADAI, University of Coimbra, Portugal, has been published. It contains contributions from 34 leading researchers from 10 countries, providing a broad scientific perspective on wildfire risk management at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) property scale.
Thus, the publication presents an integrated overview of the most important aspects and developments in WUI fire risk management and practical insights, as well as scientific knowledge for more effective risk mitigation and protection of buildings from wildfire hazards. It covers topics such as WUI characterization, vulnerability, ignition mechanisms, fuel management, self-protection systems, fire behavior modeling and regulations.
The book is available free of charge and can be downloaded here.