Varsseveld, Chayenne van (2022) Towards a More Sustainable Coexistence With Wildfire in the Netherlands Through Fire Smart Territory. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Climate change will lead to an increased risk of wildfires in the Netherlands in the upcoming decades. The current model to control wildfires is predominantly repression-based, and is expected to become ineffective in the near future. Moreover, the repression-based model increases wildfire vulnerability. This thesis aims to sum up existing measures to mitigate wildfire-risk in the Netherlands, to evaluate these measures via the Fire Smart Territory Concept of Tedim et al.(2016), and to explore the possibility of applying the Fire Smart Territory concept to the Netherlands in an effort to mitigate wildfire risks more sustainably. This research takes an instrumental case study approach to de Veluwe. Three policy documents were analysed and eight semi-structured interviews were held with stakeholders. Results indicate that wildfire-risk is briefly mentioned in the analysed governmental policies, and that there are advice documents with FST-related operational advice on wildfire-risk management. The involvement of local communities on de Veluwe is limited, although de Veluwe does well in adapting its landscaping to sustainable wildfire mitigation. The research concludes that, while mainly the landscaping and fire aspects of the FST-concept would be suited for the Netherlands and/or are already in place, the totality of the concept would not be applicable since few Dutch citizens own- and make extensive use of nature.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Horlings, L.G. |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2023 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2023 09:49 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4314 |
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