2024Journal article
Wildfire Risk for Global Wildland–Urban Interface Areas
Nature Sustainability, 7, 474–484
Read publication ↗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.
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