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Rethinking resilience to wildfire

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  • David B. McWethy

    (Montana State University)

  • Tania Schoennagel

    (University of Colorado-Boulder)

  • Philip E. Higuera

    (University of Montana)

  • Meg Krawchuk

    (Oregon State University)

  • Brian J. Harvey

    (School of Environmental and Forest Sciences University of Washington)

  • Elizabeth C. Metcalf

    (University of Montana)

  • Courtney Schultz

    (Colorado State University)

  • Carol Miller

    (USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
    Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute)

  • Alexander L. Metcalf

    (University of Montana)

  • Brian Buma

    (University of Colorado-Denver)

  • Arika Virapongse

    (Middle Path EcoSolutions)

  • Judith C. Kulig

    (University of Lethbridge)

  • Richard C. Stedman

    (Cornell University)

  • Zak Ratajczak

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Cara R. Nelson

    (University of Montana)

  • Crystal Kolden

    (University of Idaho)

Abstract

Record-breaking fire seasons are becoming increasingly common worldwide, and large wildfires are having extraordinary impacts on people and property, despite years of investments to support social–ecological resilience to wildfires. This has prompted new calls for land management and policy reforms as current land and fire management approaches have been unable to effectively respond to the rapid changes in climate and development patterns that strongly control fire behaviour and continue to exacerbate the risks and hazards to human communities. Promoting social–ecological resilience in rapidly changing, fire-susceptible landscapes requires adoption of multiple perspectives of resilience, extending beyond ‘basic resilience’ (or bouncing back to a similar state) to include ‘adaptive resilience’ and ‘transformative resilience’, which require substantial and explicit changes to social–ecological systems. Clarifying these different perspectives and identifying where they will be most effective helps prioritize efforts to better coexist with wildfire in an increasingly flammable world.

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  • David B. McWethy & Tania Schoennagel & Philip E. Higuera & Meg Krawchuk & Brian J. Harvey & Elizabeth C. Metcalf & Courtney Schultz & Carol Miller & Alexander L. Metcalf & Brian Buma & Arika Virapongs, 2019. "Rethinking resilience to wildfire," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 2(9), pages 797-804, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:2:y:2019:i:9:d:10.1038_s41893-019-0353-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0353-8
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    1. Lars Y. Pomara & Danny C. Lee, 2021. "The Role of Regional Ecological Assessment in Quantifying Ecosystem Services for Forest Management," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-21, July.
    2. Selles, Owen A. & Rissman, Adena R., 2020. "Content analysis of resilience in forest fire science and management," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    3. Hilary Byerly Flint & Paul Cada & Patricia A. Champ & Jamie Gomez & Danny Margoles & James R. Meldrum & Hannah Brenkert-Smith, 2022. "You vs. us: framing adaptation behavior in terms of private or social benefits," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 174(1), pages 1-17, September.
    4. Dunning, Kelly H., 2021. "Adaptive governance of recreational ecosystem services following a major hurricane," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
    5. Anastasia Zabaniotou & Anastasia Pritsa & E-A Kyriakou, 2021. "Observational Evidence of the Need for Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Wildfires Locally and Globally: Case Study of 2018 Wildfire in Mati, Greece," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-25, February.
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    7. Manuel Marey-Perez & Xurxo Loureiro & Eduardo José Corbelle-Rico & Cristina Fernández-Filgueira, 2021. "Different Strategies for Resilience to Wildfires: The Experience of Collective Land Ownership in Galicia (Northwest Spain)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-13, April.
    8. Rodríguez Fernández-Blanco, Carmen & Górriz-Mifsud, Elena & Prokofieva, Irina & Muys, Bart & Parra, Constanza, 2022. "Blazing the trail: Social innovation supporting wildfire-resilient territories in Catalonia (Spain)," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).

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