Valuing Improved Firefighting Access for Wildfire Damage Prevention in Mediterranean Forests

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dc.authorid0000-0003-1413-0036
dc.authorid0000-0003-1800-4926
dc.authorid0000-0003-0532-0890
dc.authorid0000-0001-6558-9029
dc.authorid0000-0001-6558-9029
dc.contributor.authorAkay, Abdullah Emin
dc.contributor.authorErkan, Nesat
dc.contributor.authorBilici, Ebru
dc.contributor.authorUcar, Zennure
dc.contributor.authorGuney, Coskun Okan
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:15:56Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:15:56Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractTo effectively combat wildfires, ground teams must reach the fire site via road network within critical response time. However, low-standard forest roads can reduce firetruck speeds and delay fire response times. This study aimed to investigate how improving road standards affects firefighting access within critical response time and contributes to reducing timber losses. This study was conducted in Antalya, the city most affected by wildfires in T & uuml;rkiye. In the study, highly fire-prone forests were first identified based on a fire probability map of Antalya, developed through a GIS-based MCDA model incorporating the Fuzzy-AHP method. Then, the highly fire-prone forests and their corresponding timber volume were determined. Finally, the economic value of timber saved from fire and the present net value of total road costs were determined. As a result of improving forest roads, the forest areas that could be reached in time increased by 11.04%, making an additional 81,867.53 hectare of highly fire-prone forests accessible. The amount and economic value of timber products saved in this area were 971,195.55 m3 and 37,689,301, respectively. The cost of improved roads was 37,386,622 while the resulting positive net economic value of 302,679 indicates that investing in forest roads improvements is a viable option.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Scientific and Technological Research Council of Trkiye [2210309]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK, Grant number: 2210309).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/f16121755
dc.identifier.issn1999-4907
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105025643685
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/f16121755
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6051
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001647230500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofForests
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectforest roads
dc.subjectfire probability map
dc.subjectroad cost
dc.subjecttimber losses
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectFuzzy-AHP
dc.titleValuing Improved Firefighting Access for Wildfire Damage Prevention in Mediterranean Forests
dc.typeArticle

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