Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA
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Montenegro has different influences on the weather and climate; in general, according to Köppen’s classification, there are two climate zones: warm temperate (C) and cold temperate (D). The aim of this study is to determine the susceptibility to wildfires in the Montenegrin coastal municipality of Budva and the northern municipality of Rožaje, which are located in different climatic conditions, using multicriteria GIS decision analysis (GIS-MCDA). Nine natural and anthropogenic criteria were used for the analysis. Open geospatial data were used as input data for all criteria. The assignment of weighting coefficients for the criteria in relation to wildfire susceptibility importance was based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) procedures. The results for the AHP and F-AHP models were obtained using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. According to the AHP model, the very high and high category covers 80.93% of the total area in ...Budva and 80.65% in Rožaje. According to the F-AHP model, the very high and high category occupies 80.71% of the total area in Budva and 82.30% in Rožaje. The validation shows that the models of GIS-MCDA perform fair in both climatic zones. The proposed models, especially in the absence of geospatial data, can be a strategic and operational advantage in the development of plans and strategies for protection against wildfires.
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wildfire susceptibility / AHP / F-AHP / different climate / GIS-MCDA / MontenegroSource:
Atmosphere, 2023, 14, 6, 292-Publisher:
- Basel : MDPI
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200091 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200091)
DOI: 10.3390/atmos14060929
ISSN: 2073-4433
WoS: 001013978900001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85163976008
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Nikolić, Gojko AU - Vujović, Filip AU - Golijanin, Jelena AU - Šiljeg, Ante AU - Valjarević, Aleksandar PY - 2023 UR - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1721 AB - Montenegro has different influences on the weather and climate; in general, according to Köppen’s classification, there are two climate zones: warm temperate (C) and cold temperate (D). The aim of this study is to determine the susceptibility to wildfires in the Montenegrin coastal municipality of Budva and the northern municipality of Rožaje, which are located in different climatic conditions, using multicriteria GIS decision analysis (GIS-MCDA). Nine natural and anthropogenic criteria were used for the analysis. Open geospatial data were used as input data for all criteria. The assignment of weighting coefficients for the criteria in relation to wildfire susceptibility importance was based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) procedures. The results for the AHP and F-AHP models were obtained using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. According to the AHP model, the very high and high category covers 80.93% of the total area in Budva and 80.65% in Rožaje. According to the F-AHP model, the very high and high category occupies 80.71% of the total area in Budva and 82.30% in Rožaje. The validation shows that the models of GIS-MCDA perform fair in both climatic zones. The proposed models, especially in the absence of geospatial data, can be a strategic and operational advantage in the development of plans and strategies for protection against wildfires. PB - Basel : MDPI T2 - Atmosphere T1 - Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA VL - 14 IS - 6 SP - 292 DO - 10.3390/atmos14060929 ER -
@article{ author = "Nikolić, Gojko and Vujović, Filip and Golijanin, Jelena and Šiljeg, Ante and Valjarević, Aleksandar", year = "2023", abstract = "Montenegro has different influences on the weather and climate; in general, according to Köppen’s classification, there are two climate zones: warm temperate (C) and cold temperate (D). The aim of this study is to determine the susceptibility to wildfires in the Montenegrin coastal municipality of Budva and the northern municipality of Rožaje, which are located in different climatic conditions, using multicriteria GIS decision analysis (GIS-MCDA). Nine natural and anthropogenic criteria were used for the analysis. Open geospatial data were used as input data for all criteria. The assignment of weighting coefficients for the criteria in relation to wildfire susceptibility importance was based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) procedures. The results for the AHP and F-AHP models were obtained using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. According to the AHP model, the very high and high category covers 80.93% of the total area in Budva and 80.65% in Rožaje. According to the F-AHP model, the very high and high category occupies 80.71% of the total area in Budva and 82.30% in Rožaje. The validation shows that the models of GIS-MCDA perform fair in both climatic zones. The proposed models, especially in the absence of geospatial data, can be a strategic and operational advantage in the development of plans and strategies for protection against wildfires.", publisher = "Basel : MDPI", journal = "Atmosphere", title = "Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA", volume = "14", number = "6", pages = "292", doi = "10.3390/atmos14060929" }
Nikolić, G., Vujović, F., Golijanin, J., Šiljeg, A.,& Valjarević, A.. (2023). Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA. in Atmosphere Basel : MDPI., 14(6), 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14060929
Nikolić G, Vujović F, Golijanin J, Šiljeg A, Valjarević A. Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA. in Atmosphere. 2023;14(6):292. doi:10.3390/atmos14060929 .
Nikolić, Gojko, Vujović, Filip, Golijanin, Jelena, Šiljeg, Ante, Valjarević, Aleksandar, "Modelling of Wildfire Susceptibility in Different Climate Zones in Montenegro Using GIS-MCDA" in Atmosphere, 14, no. 6 (2023):292, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14060929 . .