Facultad de Arquitectura y Arte, Universidad del Desarrollo, Concepción, Chile
Randy Román
Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile
Manuela Penas
Centro de Investigación de Vulnerabilidades e Informalidades Territoriales, Facultad de Arquitectura y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
Alonso Ogueda
Department of Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
Viewed
Total article views: 5,883 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML
PDF
XML
Total
BibTeX
EndNote
4,346
1,381
156
5,883
195
314
HTML: 4,346
PDF: 1,381
XML: 156
Total: 5,883
BibTeX: 195
EndNote: 314
Views and downloads (calculated since 27 Sep 2023)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 27 Sep 2023)
Total article views: 3,653 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML
PDF
XML
Total
BibTeX
EndNote
2,932
641
80
3,653
102
137
HTML: 2,932
PDF: 641
XML: 80
Total: 3,653
BibTeX: 102
EndNote: 137
Views and downloads (calculated since 02 May 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 02 May 2024)
Total article views: 2,230 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML
PDF
XML
Total
BibTeX
EndNote
1,414
740
76
2,230
93
177
HTML: 1,414
PDF: 740
XML: 76
Total: 2,230
BibTeX: 93
EndNote: 177
Views and downloads (calculated since 27 Sep 2023)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 27 Sep 2023)
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 5,883 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 5,747 with geography defined
and 136 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,653 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,532 with geography defined
and 121 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 2,230 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 2,215 with geography defined
and 15 with unknown origin.
Wildfires pose a significant risk to property located in the wildland–urban interface (WUI). To assess and mitigate this risk, we need to understand which characteristics of buildings and building arrangements make them more prone to damage. We used a combination of data collection and analysis methods to study the vulnerability of dwellings in the WUI for case studies in Chile and concluded that the spatial arrangement of houses has a substantial impact on their vulnerability to wildfires.
Wildfires pose a significant risk to property located in the wildland–urban interface (WUI). To...