title: Economic vulnerability of timber resources to forest fires.
abstract: The temporal-spatial planning of activities for a territorial fire management program requires knowing the value of forest ecosystems. In this paper we extend to and apply the economic valuation principle to the concept of economic vulnerability and present a methodology for the economic valuation of the forest production ecosystems. The forest vulnerability is analyzed from criteria intrinsically associated to the forest characterization, and to the potential behavior of surface fires. Integrating a mapping process of fire potential and analytical valuation algorithms facilitates the implementation of fire prevention planning. The availability of cartography of economic vulnerability of the forest ecosystems is fundamental for budget optimization, and to help in the decision making process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Fire Laboratory, University of Córdoba, Edificio Leonardo da Vinci, Campus Rabanales, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco Rodríguez
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: y Silva
authors.forename: Juan Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Cabán
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel Herrera
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Machuca
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics; D003657:Decision Making; D017753:Ecosystem; D005390:Fires; D014197:Trees