Spatial metrics from LiDAR roof mapping for fire spread risk assessment of informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103053
Abstract: Abstract The risk of fire spread in informal settlements is significant and can be analysed as a function of the spatial arrangement of dwellings. Spatial metrics representing density and shape of dwellings are proposed as… read more here.
Keywords: risk; fire spread; spatial metrics; informal settlements ... See more keywords
Using spatial metrics and surveys for the assessment of trans-boundary deforestation in protected areas of the Maya Mountain Massif: Belize-Guatemala border.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.063
Abstract: Understanding the trans-boundary deforestation history and patterns in protected areas along the Belize-Guatemala border is of regional and global importance. To assess deforestation history and patterns in our study area along a section of the… read more here.
Keywords: protected areas; spatial metrics; guatemala border; belize guatemala ... See more keywords