2024Journal article

Wildfire Risk for Global Wildland–Urban Interface Areas

Chen, B., Wu, S., Jin, Y., Song, Y., Wu, C., et al.

Nature Sustainability, 7, 474–484

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Research question

Where do expanding human settlements meet elevated wildfire risk?

Geographic scope

Global wildland–urban interfaces

Evidence base

Global spatial assessment of wildfire risk

Approach

A global spatial analysis characterizes wildfire risk where built settlements and wildland vegetation intersect.

Why it matters

The work links climate-related hazards with urban expansion and provides a basis for comparing vulnerability across settlement contexts.

Research connections

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