Model fires, not ignitions: Capturing the human dimension of global fire regimes

Matthew Kasoar; Oliver Perkins; James D.A. Millington; Jayalaxshmi Mistry; Cathy Smith

doi:10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100128

Cell Reports Sustainability (Jun 2024)

Model fires, not ignitions: Capturing the human dimension of global fire regimes

Matthew Kasoar,
Oliver Perkins,
James D.A. Millington,
Jayalaxshmi Mistry,
Cathy Smith

Affiliations

Matthew Kasoar: The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, London, UK; Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK; Corresponding author
Oliver Perkins: The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, London, UK; Department of Geography, King’s College London, London, UK
James D.A. Millington: The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, London, UK; Department of Geography, King’s College London, London, UK
Jayalaxshmi Mistry: The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, London, UK; Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK
Cathy Smith: The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, London, UK; Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100128
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 6
p. 100128

Abstract

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Fire regimes are intrinsically shaped by humans, but current global fire models do not reflect the diverse objectives humans have for managing fire. With new data sources and collaboration across disciplines, an improved understanding of human influences on fire regimes is increasingly possible and essential to represent.

Published in Cell Reports Sustainability

ISSN: 2949-7906 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences; Science: Biology (General): Ecology
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