Browsing Institutt for sikkerheit, kjemi- og bioingeniørfag by Subject "prescribed burning"
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Emergence of and learning processes in a civic group resuming prescribed burning in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Coastal Norwegian heathlands have been regularly managed by burning for about 5000 years. This practice, supporting sustainable herbivore production, did, however, seize in the 1950s and was virtually absent ... -
Modeling Drying of Degenerated Calluna vulgaris for Wildfire and Prescribed Burning Risk Assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Research highlights: Moisture diffusion coefficients for stems and branches of degenerated Calluna vulgaris L. have been obtained and a mathematical model for the drying process has been developed and validated as an input ... -
Reducing Wooden Structure and Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Disaster Risk through Dynamic Risk Assessment and Management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In recent years, severe and deadly wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires have resulted in an increased focus on this particular risk to humans and property, especially in Canada, USA, Australia, and countries in the ...