Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology
Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology
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DOI：
10.1002/fee.1283
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发表时间：
2016-06-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Bowman, David M. J. S.
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作者：
Fischer, A. Paige;Spies, Thomas A.;Bowman, David M. J. S.
温带森林的野火风险已经成为一个几乎难以解决的问题，可以被描述为一种社会生态“病理”：即一系列复杂而有问题的社会和生态系统之间的相互作用，跨越多个时空尺度。从社会生态系统（也称为自然与人类耦合系统（CNHS））的角度认识和考虑这些相互作用，可以使野火风险评估受益。我们描述了野火风险病理的主要社会和生态维度，特别关注了野火风险的治理体系，并提出了通过创新的规划方法、分析工具和政策来减轻病理学的策略。我们警告说，即使对问题和可能的解决方案有了清晰的认识，人类管理火灾易发森林的系统可能会以不完美的方式逐步演变，即使我们学会了更好的管理CNHS的方法，也可能会抵制变化。
Wildfire risk in temperate forests has become a nearly intractable problem that can be characterized as a socioecological "pathology": that is, a set of complex and problematic interactions among social and ecological systems across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Assessments of wildfire risk could benefit from recognizing and accounting for these interactions in terms of socioecological systems, also known as coupled natural and human systems (CNHS). We characterize the primary social and ecological dimensions of the wildfire risk pathology, paying particular attention to the governance system around wildfire risk, and suggest strategies to mitigate the pathology through innovative planning approaches, analytical tools, and policies. We caution that even with a clear understanding of the problem and possible solutions, the system by which human actors govern fire-prone forests may evolve incrementally in imperfect ways and can be expected to resist change even as we learn better ways to manage CNHS.