Portugal is one of the Mediterranean countries that besides its natural condition to occur forest fires, has had an increase of forest fires during the last decades and has a consequence the increase of the burned surface and the costs associated, economic, social and environmental. This study case took place in Serra da Freita, a mountain region in the north of Portugal in the Aveiro District. The aim of this case study was to establish a relation between forest fires, erosion and social consequences for the region. For this purpose, a mixed approach was used with Remote sensing to acquire burn severity (dNBR) by comparing the areas before and after forest fires, soil analyses, and with a questionnaire to the local community to comprehend how they are affected. The results obtained permits to understand that not only the forest fires have a direct impact on the soil erosion, but also affect the local community by promoting the abandonment of the area.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:428069 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Lobo, Eduardo |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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