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Enhancing Wildfire Management at the Wild-Urban Interface: Policy Initiatives
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AuthorAn, Hyunjin
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Publication Date2025.02.28
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Purpose of Research
○The 2023 Gangneung wildfire case demonstrated that wildfires in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas can pose a direct threat to residential areas, highlighting the urgent need for wildfire management strategies that reflect the unique characteristics of WUI areas.
○This study aims to identify the characteristics of Korea's Wildland- Urban Interface (WUI) areas and quantify the increased risk of human and property damage due to rising population density and residential expansion through a quantitative analysis.
○By analyzing wildfire risks separately for WUI areas and non-WUI areas (forest interiors), this study seeks to emphasize the necessity of wildfire prevention and management strategies tailored specifically to WUI areas.
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