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Workshop: “How is the territory preparing for the next wildfire?” in Pego, Spain

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Introduction This article is written by Isabeau Ottolini, a PhD candidate at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and the European project, PyroLife. Her research focuses on Community-based wildfire communication. For this, Isabeau is doing her case study with Pego Viu, a land stewardship collective born from the ashes of the Vall d’Ebo wildfire in 2015. During her fieldwork with Pego Viu, members of the collective told her about the need to learn from other territories that have had major wildfires or are at risk. For this reason, the idea of organising a workshop was born, with the aim of […]
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Jornada “Com s’està preparant el territori pel següent incendi forestal?” a Pego, Espanya

Fire science: in language for all
Introducció Aquest article està escrit per Isabeau Ottolini, investigadora predoctoral de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) i el projecte Europeu PyroLife. La seua investigació es centra en iniciatives comunicatives locals entorn als incendis forestals. Baix aquesta recerca, Isabeau està fent el seu cas d’estudi amb Pego Viu, un col·lectiu de defensa del territori que va nàixer arran de l‘incendi del Vall d’Ebo en 2015. Durant el seu treball de camp amb Pego Viu, els membres del col·lectiu li van comentar sobre la necessitat d’aprendre d’altres territoris que han patit grans incendis forestals o en tenen risc de patir-ne un. […]
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Jornada “Como se está preparando el territorio para el siguiente incendio forestal?” en Pego, España

Fire science: in language for all
Introducción Este artículo está escrito por Isabeau Ottolini, investigadora predoctoral de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) y el proyecto Europeo, PyroLife. Su investigación se centra en iniciativas comunicativas locales en torno a los incendios forestales. Específicamente, Isabeau está haciendo su caso de estudio con Pego Viu, un colectivo de defensa del territorio que nació a raíz del incendio del Vall d’Ebo en 2015. Durante su trabajo de campo con Pego Viu, los miembros del colectivo hablaron sobre la necesidad de aprender otros territorios que han sufrido grandes incendios o tienen riesgo de sufrir uno. Por eso, nació la idea de organizar una jornada, con […]
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What makes a community more vulnerable to fire?

Fire science: in language for all
By Carmen Rodríguez Traditionally, in the fire field – listening to the term “community vulnerable to fire” makes us think of a wildland-urban interface (WUI) with wooden houses and a lot of highly flammable trees in a fire-prone area. However, the more Social Science we bring on board to the forest fire debate, the more we realize how narrow that vision is. There is a biophysical component to vulnerability, of course, but there are other economic and especially social considerations that are very often not taken into account. The Hyogo Framework for Action defines vulnerability as: “The conditions determined by […]
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