Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| Titel (primär) | The complex causes of the wildfire disaster in California |
| Autor | Edelman, G.; Meyer, P.B.; Schwarze, R. |
| Quelle | Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik und Umweltrecht |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2025 |
| Department | OEKON |
| Heft | 3 |
| Seite von | 374 |
| Seite bis | 393 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Abstract | This paper examines the complex causes of wildfires at the start of the “fire season” in California and outlines strategies for combating the causes and effects of wildfire disasters in the region. Based on the finding that climate factors play a role as both immediate and long-term drivers of the likelihood and intensity of wildfires in California, this paper focuses specifically on the non-climatic factors that contributed to the 2024–25 California wildfire disaster. The analysis is based on the recognition that vulnerability, exposure, decision-making processes, and other human influences caused this wildfire disaster at various levels: some specifically for the current wildfire, other more generally for wildfires in California, and a few at its core for wildfire risks in the western United States. To understand the fundamental causes, we look back to the post-Civil War era when water rights were first negotiated and allocated by the US based on the amount of water available at the time. |
| dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31315 |
| Edelman, G., Meyer, P.B., Schwarze, R. (2025): The complex causes of the wildfire disaster in California Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik und Umweltrecht (3), 374 - 393 |
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