Optimization of the resources management in fighting wildfires

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 352-364

  Martin Fernández, Susana ^a   Martínez Falero, Eugenio ^a   Pérez González, J Manuel ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Expansion models; Mockus adaptive model; Simulated annealing; Wildfire management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FIRES; METEOROLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

WILDFIRES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIRE PROTECTION; FOREST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

SPAIN;

CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FIRES; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 0041663765     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2430-3     Document Type: Article

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