IA2.7. Landscape design strategies, using tactical planning methods
OVERVIEW
What kind of result is this? | Tools and new methodologies | |
What’s the area addressed? | Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape design | |
What’s the covered phase? | Prevention & Preparedness | |
What’s the addressed challenge? | Integrate the evolution of the forest and yield of ecosystem services into fire prevention, or include fire risk into forest planning | |
What value is proposed? | This action evaluates the possibility of including fire mitigation objectives into the forest production process. By combining four elements 1) a growth and yield simulator, 2) a management prescription module, 3) a fire spread simulator, and 4) an optimization module, we aim at evaluating the impact of medium term (30-50yr) forest plans into fire mitigation strategies. Growth and management simulations and modules will be intercalated with fire simulations to define the coevolution of the landscape and fire impact. The system will allow to evaluate the flow of forest products, Ecosystem Services (ES), and the impact of fires on a forest landscape that evolves due to natural dynamics and management. Through optimization means, we will be able to define the most efficient management prescriptions (on space and time) to reach desired goals (e.g. minimise losses, maximize income, reduce potential fire size, etc.). The IA 2.7 requires:
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Who can use it? | Researchers, with future potential forest administration | |
What type of tool is it? | Test results/protocol | |
How does it look like? | Stand-alone software | |
This tool is… | ⊠ a new tool | ☐ an improved tool |
What are the vision & mission statement? | The application of the tool and results will be limited by the need of common decision making for the whole landscape (current fragmentation), and the uncertainty of Ess value. Still, the tool and proof of concept generated should help to strength the idea that productive, conservation, cultural services should be combined in forest plans, while also integrating mitigation recommendations. | |
When will it be complete? | Early 2025 | |
Documentation | TBA | |
This IA is implemented in the Living Lab(s)… |
Contact
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José Ramón González
- Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia- Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (Spain)
- jr.gonzalez@ctfc.cat