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Operations Research Techniques in Wildfire Fuel Management

In: Optimization Methods and Applications

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  • Colin P. Gillen

    (University of Pittsburgh)

  • Dmytro Matsypura

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Oleg A. Prokopyev

    (University of Pittsburgh
    National Research University Higher School of Economics)

Abstract

Wildfires are a naturally occurring phenomenon in many places of the world. While they perform a number of important ecological functions, the proximity of human activities to forest landscapes requires a measure of control/preparedness to address safety concerns and mitigate damage. An important technique utilized by forest managers is that of wildfire fuel management, in which a portion of the available combustible material in the forest is disposed of through a variety of fuel treatment activities. A number of operations research approaches have been applied to locate and schedule these fuel treatment activities, and herein we review and discuss the various models and approaches in the literature.

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  • Colin P. Gillen & Dmytro Matsypura & Oleg A. Prokopyev, 2017. "Operations Research Techniques in Wildfire Fuel Management," Springer Optimization and Its Applications, in: Sergiy Butenko & Panos M. Pardalos & Volodymyr Shylo (ed.), Optimization Methods and Applications, pages 119-135, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spochp:978-3-319-68640-0_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68640-0_7
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