Forest fire susceptibility and risk mapping using remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS)

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-352

  Pradhan, Biswajeet ^a   Suliman, Mohd Dini Hairi Bin ^a   Awang, Mohamad Arshad Bin ^a  

^a Cilix Corporation   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fire; Forests; Geographic information systems; Malaysia; Resource allocation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250353571     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560710758297     Document Type: Article

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