Flammability of some ornamental species in wildland-urban interfaces in southeastern France: Laboratory assessment at particle level

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 467-480

  Ganteaume, Anne ^a   Jappiot, Marielle ^a   Lampin, Corinne ^a   Guijarro, Mercedes ^b   Hernando, Carmen ^b  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire hazard; Flammability parameters; Ornamental vegetation; Plant particles; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY PARAMETERS; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LABORATORY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA; PLANT PARTICLES; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FIRE HAZARDS; HEATING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; IGNITION; INCINERATION; VEGETATION; WOODEN FENCES;

FLAMMABILITY;

ANGIOSPERM; BURNING; COMBUSTION; FUEL; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; FRANCE; HOUSING; NERIUM OLEANDER; NONHUMAN; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHOTINIA; PHYLLOSTACHYS; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA; PLANT; PYRACANTHA; PYRACANTHA COCCINEA; RISK REDUCTION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; CITIES; CUPRESSUS; FIRES; FRANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION;

FRANCE; PROVENCE;

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; NERIUM OLEANDER; PHOTINIA X FRASERI; PHYLLOSTACHYS; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA; PYRACANTHA COCCINEA;

EID: 84880794039     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0067-z     Document Type: Article

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