Abstract: |
In this contribution the methodology for the development of the fire management plan at regional scale based on the new Italian regulation on wildland fire protection (L.353/2000) is presented. In particular the main features of the recent regional fire management plan finalized for Valle d’Aosta region according to the mentioned regulation are described, with a specific focus on the criteria used to define and spatially distribute protection priorities. Located in the extreme Northwestern part of Italy, Valle d’Aosta is the smallest and the most mountainous of the Italian regions, characterized by an Alpine environment, a main central valley East-West oriented and a total area of about 3262 km2. In this region, as in general in Northern Italy, wildfires are concentrated in the winter-early spring season, in agreement with the driest period of the year. Spatial analysis techniques made with a GIS to derive land zoning from fire related variables in order to support the development of the fire management plan are reported, together with the criteria followed to define the protection priorities at regional scale. |
