This lecture presents an approach to the problem of integrated forest fire risk management in Portugal and Europe, based on the contribution made by the Forest Fire Research Centre of the University of Coimbra (CEIF), in the context of various projects developed over the last forty years with the support of a large number of national and foreign organisations. It presents the concept of integrated and holistic forest fire risk management and the role of science in risk assessment, mitigation and adaptation to future conditions.


Bio note 

Domingos Xavier Viegas holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico and a PhD in Aerodynamics from the University of Coimbra. Since 1992, he has been a full professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. He is director of the Forest Fire Research Laboratory (LEIF) and has chaired independent commissions on major fires in Portugal.


Organisers: Neide P. Areia and José Manuel Mendes

Within the Doctoral Programme in Territory, Risk and Public Policies' "Lecture Series"