The economic value of fire damages in Tuscan agroforestry areas

doi:10.3832/ifor3607-013

The economic value of fire damages in Tuscan agroforestry areas

Claudio Fagarazzi⁽¹⁾, Roberto Fratini⁽¹⁾, Mara Montanino⁽¹⁾, Mauro Viccaro⁽²⁾, Mario Cozzi⁽²⁾, Severino Romano⁽²⁾, Francesco Riccioli⁽³⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 41-47 (2021)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor3607-013
Published: Jan 14, 2021 - Copyright © 2021 SISEF

Research Articles

PDF Version

Full Text

Citation

Geo-mapping

The Tuscan Region (Central Italy) spends about 12 million euros every year in the prevention and suppression of forest fires. In this context, this study aims to analyse the economic and environmental benefits derived from fire suppression activities. Starting from a case study of a real fire event in Tuscany, we simulated three hypothetical scenarios (with different fire durations) without fire extinction activities planned by using the open source software FARSITE. Benefits derived from fire extinction activities can be quantified as the avoided damage, which has been calculated through the estimation of the total economic value of forests not destroyed by fire thanks to the extinction action. The avoided damage is represented by the difference between values of forest areas burned by the real fire event and those burned by simulated fire. By providing an economic estimation of avoided damages, our results confirm that forest fire services and forest management have a high impact on both the economy and the environment.

Keywords

Fire Damage, FARSITE, Total Economic Value, Fire Simulation, GIS

Authors’ address

(1)

0000-0002-1850-515X
0000-0003-1901-9628

University of Florence, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies, p.le delle Cascine 18, I-50144 Firenze (Italy)

(2)

0000-0001-9315-4110
0000-0002-7210-9967
0000-0003-2122-8154
University of Basilicata, School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, v. dell’Ateneo Lucano, I-85100 Potenza (Italy)

(3)

0000-0002-0745-7893
University of Pisa, Department of Veterinary science - rural economic section, v.le delle Piagge 2, I-56124 Pisa (Italy)

Corresponding author

Francesco Riccioli
francesco.riccioli@unipi.it

Citation

Fagarazzi C, Fratini R, Montanino M, Viccaro M, Cozzi M, Romano S, Riccioli F (2021). The economic value of fire damages in Tuscan agroforestry areas. iForest 14: 41-47. - doi: 10.3832/ifor3607-013

Academic Editor

Rodolfo Picchio

Paper history

Received: Aug 05, 2020
Accepted: Nov 12, 2020

First online: Jan 14, 2021
Publication Date: Feb 28, 2021
Publication Time: 2.10 months

Open Access

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.

Breakdown by View Type

(Waiting for server response...)

Article Usage

Total Article Views: 32129
(from publication date up to now)

Breakdown by View Type
HTML Page Views: 27642
Abstract Page Views: 1591
PDF Downloads: 2478
Citation/Reference Downloads: 0
XML Downloads: 418

Web Metrics
Days since publication: 1407
Overall contacts: 32129
Avg. contacts per week: 159.85

Article Citations

Article citations are based on data periodically collected from the Clarivate Web of Science web site
(last update: Feb 2023)

Total number of cites (since 2021): 1
Average cites per year: 0.33

(no Plumx Metrics available for this paper)

Publication Metrics

by Dimensions ^©

Articles citing this article

List of the papers citing this article based on CrossRef Cited-by.

(1)

Adger WN, Brown K, Cervigni R, Moran D (1995)
Total economic value of forests in Mexico. Ambio 24 (5): 286-296.
Online | Gscholar

(2)

Anonymous (2011)
La lotta attiva agli incendi boschivi: manuale per la formazione di base dell’operatore di una squadra AIB. [Active forest firefighting: AIB Team Operator Basic Training Manual]. Regione Toscana - Giunta regionale, Direzione Generale, Centro stampa Giunta Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy, 1-81. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(3)

Arca B, Bacciu V, Duce P, Pellizzaro G, Salis M, Spano D (2009)
Simulazione della propagazione degli incendi su vegetazione a macchia mediterranea [Simulation of the propagation of fires on mediterranean spot vegetation]. Collana Ricerca Trasferimento Innovazione, no. 8, Regione Toscana ed., Florence, Italy, pp. 79-84. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(4)

Baerenklau KA, Gonzàlez-Cabàn A, Paez C, Chavez E (2010)
Spatial allocation of forest recreation value. Journal of Forest Economics 16: 113-126.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(5)

Bernetti I, Alampi Sottini V, Marinelli N, Marone E, Menghini S, Riccioli F, Sacchelli S, Marinelli A (2013)
Quantification of the total economic value of forest systems: spatial analysis application to the region of Tuscany (Italy). Aestimum no. 62, Firenze University Press, Florence, Italy, pp. 29-65.
Gscholar

(6)

Bernetti I, Marinelli A, Riccioli F (2011)
L’allocazione spaziale del beneficio turistico-ricreativo del bosco [The spatial allocation of the recreational-tourist benefit of the forest]. Aestimum no. 59, Firenze University Press, Florence, Italy, pp. 87-104. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(7)

Bottalico F, Pesola L, Vizzarri M, Antonello L, Barbati A, Chirici A, Corona P, Cullotta S, Garfi V, Giannico V, Lafortezza R, Lombardi F, Marchetti M, Nocentini S, Riccioli F, Travaglini D, Sallustio L (2016)
Modeling the influence of alternative forest management scenarios on wood production and carbon storage: a case study in the Mediterranean region. Environmental Research 144: 72-87.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(8)

Boyle K, Bishop R (1987)
Valuing wildlife in benefit cost analysis: a case study involving endan- gered species. Water Resources Research 23: 943-950.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(9)

Cammelli F, Angelsen A (2019)
Amazonian farmers’ response to fire policies and climate change. Ecological Economics 165: 106359.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(10)

Chatzinikolaou P, Viaggi D, Raggi M (2015)
The evaluation of ecosystem services production: an application in the Province of Ferrara. Bio-based and Applied Economics 4 (3): 235-259.
Online | Gscholar

(11)

Ciancio O, Corona P, Marinelli M, Pettenella D (2007)
Metodologia per la valutazione economica dei danni da incendi boschivi [Methodology for the economic evaluation of forest fire damage]. Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Florence, Italy, pp. 5-127. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(12)

Civita M, De Maio M, Vigna B (1999)
Una metodologia GIS per la valutazione della ricarica attiva degli acquiferi [A GIS methodology for the evaluation of active recharge of aquifers]. In: Proceeding of the Conference “III Convegno Nazionale sulla Protezione e Gestione delle Acque Sotterranee”. Parma (Italy) 13-15 Oct 1999. Pitagora, Bologna, Italy, pp. 1291-1303. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(13)

Corona P, Ferrari B, Cartisano R, Barbati A (2014)
Calibration assessment of forest flammability potential in Italy. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 7: 300-305.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(14)

Cozzi M, Prete C, Viccaro M, Romano S (2019)
Impacts of wildlife on agriculture: a spatial-based analysis and economic assessment for reducing damage. Natural Resources Research 28: 15-29.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(15)

Di Renzo F, Fratini R, Marchi E (2012)
Stima dei danni da incendio sui Monti Pisani [Estimate of fire damage in the Monti Pisani]. Sherwood 187: pp. 9-14. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(16)

Fagarazzi C, Bernetti I, Sacchelli S, Ciampi C (2009)
I comparti forestale e di prima trasformazione del legno [The forest sector and first transformation of wood]. In: “Stima della potenzialità produttiva delle agrienergie in Toscana” (Bernetti I, Fagarazzi C, Sacchelli S, Ciampi C, Ragaglini G, Villani R, Triana F, Tozzini C, Bonari E eds). ARSIA - Regione Toscana ed., Florence, Italy, 43-76. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(17)

Fagarazzi C, Tirinnanzi A (2015)
Strumenti per lo sviluppo di filiere biomassa energia di qualità: approcci operativi per garantire la sostenibilità ambientale e sociale [Tools for the development of quality biomass energy supply chains: operational approaches to ensure environmental and social sustainability]. Pacini ed., Lucca, Italy, pp. 1-294. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(18)

FAO (2011)
Community-based fire management: a review. Forestry Paper, FAO, Rome, Italy, pp. 1-81.
Gscholar

(19)

Ferrini S (2002)
La domanda di ricreazione all’aperto in parchi e riserve della Toscana [The demand for outdoor recreation in parks and reserves in Tuscany]. Aestimum no. 40, Firenze University Press, Florence, Italy, pp. 41-56.
Gscholar

(20)

Finney MA, Ryan KC (1995)
Use of the FARSITE fire growth model for fire prediction in US National Parks. In: Proceeding of the Conference “The International Emergency Management and Engineering”. Sofia Antipolis (France) 9-12 May 1995. Society for Computer Simulations, S. Diego, CA, USA, pp. 183-189.
Gscholar

(21)

Finney MA (2004)
Landscape fire simulation and fuel treatment optimization. In: “Methods for Integrating Modeling of Landscape Change: Interior Northwest Landscape Analysis System” (Hayes JL, Ager AA, Barbour JR eds). General Technical Report PNW-GTR-610, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Station, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 117-131.
Online | Gscholar

(22)

Finney MA (2006)
An overview of FlamMap fire modeling capabilities. In: Proceeding of the Conference “Fuels Management: How to Measure Success”. Portland (OR, USA) 28-30 March 2006. Proceedings RMRS-P-41, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO, USA, pp. 213-220.
Online | Gscholar

(23)

Fisher A, Raucher R (1984)
Intrinsic benefits of improved water quality: conceptual and empirical perspectives. In: “Advances in Applied Micro-economics”, vol. 3 (Smith VK ed). JAI Press, Greenwich, UK, pp. 37-66.
Gscholar

(24)

Gallerani V, Viaggi D, Zanni G (2011)
Manuale di estimo [Appraisal Manual] (2nd edn). McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, pp. 1-400. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(25)

Garbolino E, Sanseverino-Godfrin V, Hinojos-Mendoza G (2019)
Describing and predicting of the vegetation development of Corsica due to expected climate change and its impact on forest fire risk evolution. Safety Science 88: 180-186.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(26)

LAMMA (2020)
Report metereologici [Metereological reports]. Web site. [in Italian]
Online | Gscholar

(27)

Malczewski J (2004)
GIS-based land-use suitability analysis: a critical over-view. Progress in Planning 62 (1): 3-65.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(28)

Marinelli A, Romano A (1997)
La valutazione economica dei benefici e dell’impatto aggregato della caccia nella provincia di Firenze [The economic evaluation of the benefits and aggregate impact of hunting in the province of Florence]. Giunti ed., Firenze, Italy, pp. 1-280. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(29)

Marinelli A, Marone E (2013)
Il valore economico totale dei boschi della Toscana [The total economic value of the forests of Tuscany]. Agricoltura e benessere, Franco Angeli ed., Milano, Itay, pp. 1-128. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(30)

Martínez J, Vega-Garcia C, Chuvieco E (2009)
Human-caused wildfire risk rating for prevention planning in Spain. Journal of Environmental Management 90 (2): 1241-1252.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(31)

Michieli I, Cipollotti B (2018)
Trattato di estimo [Appraisal treaty]. Edagricole - New Business Media ed., Milano, Italy, pp. 1-720. [in Italian]
Gscholar

(32)

Nordhaus W (2007)
Critical assumptions in the stern review on climate change. Science 317: 201-202.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(33)

Pearce D (2001)
The economic value of forest ecosystems. Ecosystem Health 7 (4): 284-296.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(34)

Perelli F (2013)
Rapporto incendi boschivi [Forest fire report]. Fare, Web site. [in Italian]
Online | Gscholar

(35)

Polelli M (2008)
Nuovo trattato di estimo [New appraisal treaty]. Maggioli ed., Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna, Rimini, Italy, pp. 1-1087.
Gscholar

(36)

Riccioli F, Gabbrielli E, Casini L, Marone E, El Asmar JP, Fratini R (2019a)
Geographical analysis of agro-environmental measures for reduction of chemical inputs in Tuscany. Natural Resources Research 28 (S1): 93-110.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(37)

Riccioli F, Castiglione F, Casini L, El Asmar JP, Fratini R (2019b)
Analysis of ecosystem services provided by forests: a case study in Southern Italy. Scienze Regionali, vol. 18 (3/2019), pp. 447-464.
Gscholar

(38)

Riccioli F, Marone E, Boncinelli F, Tattoni C, Rocchini D, Fratini R (2019c)
The recreational value of forests under different management systems. New Forests 50 (2): 345-360.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(39)

Riccioli F, Fratini R, Marone E, Fagarazzi C, Calderisi M, Brunialti G (2020)
Indicators of sustainable forest management to evaluate the socio-economic functions of coppice in Tuscany, Italy. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 70: 100732.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(40)

Romano S, Fanelli L, Viccaro M, Di Napoli F, Cozzi M (2015)
The effects of climate change on the multifunctional role of Basilicata’s forests: the effects induced on yield and CO₂ absorption. In: “The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin” (Vastola A eds). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 191-207.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(41)

Rothermel RC (1972)
A mathematical model for predicting fire spread in wildland fuels. Intermountain forest and range experiment station. Research Paper INT-115, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, UT, USA, pp. 40.
Online | Gscholar

(42)

Srivas T, De Callafon RA, Crawl D, Altintas I (2017)
Data assimilation of wildfires with fuel adjustment factors in farsite using Ensemble Kalman Filtering. Procedia Computer Science 108: 1572-1581.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(43)

Sugihara NG, Van Wagtendonk JW, Shaffer KE, Thode AE, Fites-Kaufman J (2006)
Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, USA, pp. 1-568.
Online | Gscholar

(44)

Syphard AD, Rustigian-Ramsos H, Mann M, Conlisk E, Moritz MA, Ackerly D (2019)
The relative influence of climate and housing development on current and projected future fire patterns and structure loss across three California landscapes. Global Environmental Change 56: 41-55.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(45)

Tan X, Chen S, Gan TY, Liu B, Chen X (2019)
Dynamic and thermodynamic changes conducive to the increased occurrence of extreme spring fire weather over western Canada under possible anthropogenic climate change. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 265: 269-279.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(46)

Tao Z, Yan H, Zhan J (2012)
Economic valuation of forest ecosystem services in Heshui watershed using contingent valuation method. Procedia Environmental Sciences 13: 2445-2450.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(47)

Viccaro M, Caniani D (2019)
Forest, agriculture, and environmental protection as path to sustainable development. Natural Resources Research 28: 1-4.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(48)

Viccaro M, Cozzi M, Fanelli L, Romano S (2019)
Spatial modelling approach to evaluate the economic impacts of climate change on forests at a local scale. Ecological Indicators 106: 105523.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(49)

Zandersen M, Tol RSJ (2009)
A meta-analysis of forest recreation values in Europe. Journal of Forest Economics 15 (1-2): 109-130.
CrossRef | Gscholar

(50)

Zhou T, Ding L, Ji J, Li L, Huang W (2019)
Ensemble transform Kalman filter (ETKF) for large-scale wildland fire spread simulation using FARSITE tool and state estimation method. Fire Safety Journal 105: 95-106.
CrossRef | Gscholar

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry

Contents

Search

Journal Info

Journal Subjects and Fields

For Authors

For Reviewers

For Readers

SISEF Publishing

Search iForest Contents