7 research outputs found
Effetti delle opere paravalanghe sulle caratteristiche del suolo e della vegetazione: il caso studio di Mont de la Saxe (Courmayeur)
Risk-based Decision Support for Protective Forest and Natural Hazard Management
Protective forests are an effective Forest-based Solution (FbS) for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) and are part of an integrated risk management (IRM) of natural hazards. However, their utilization requires addressing conflicting interests as well as considering relevant spatial and temporal scales. Decision Support Systems (DSS) can improve the quality of such complex decision-making processes regarding the most suitable and accepted combinations of risk mitigation measures. We introduce four easy-to-apply DSS to foster an ecosystem-based and integrated management of natural hazard risks as well as to increase the acceptance of protective forests as FbS for Eco-DRR: (1) the Flow-Py simulation tool for gravitational mass flows that can be used to model forests with protective functions and to estimate their potential for reducing natural hazards’ energy, (2) an exposure assessment model chain for quantifying forests’ relevance for reducing natural hazard risks, (3) the Rapid Risk management Appraisal (RRA), a participatory method aiming to identify IRM strengths and points for improvement, and (4) the Protective Forest Assessment Tool (FAT), an online DSS for comparing different mitigation measures. These are only a few examples covering various aims and spatial and temporal scales. Science and practice need to collaborate to provide applied DSS for an IRM of natural hazards
Un’analisi preliminare dei consumi di pellet in Piemonte: il ruolo delle certificazioni
Enhancing wood products through ENplus, FSC and PEFC certifications: Which attributes do consumers value the most?
I risultati del progetto GreenRisk4ALPs: strategie “verdi” per la gestione dei rischi naturali sulle Alpi
Assessing the effectiveness of sustainability and quality attributes in consumer selection of a wood waste heating product
Poster about evaluating consumer interest toward sustainability and quality certifications for pellet </p