Description:
We provide the wildland urban interface (WUI) map of the autonomous community of Catalonia (Northeastern Spain). The map encompasses an area of some 3.21 million ha and is presented as a 150-m resolution raster dataset. Individual housing location, structure density and vegetation cover data were used to spatially assess in detail the interface, intermix and dispersed rural WUI communities with a geographical information system. Most WUI areas concentrate in the coastal belt where suburban sprawl has occurred nearby or within unmanaged forests. This geospatial information data provides an approximation of residential housing potential for loss given a wildfire, and represents a valuable contribution to assist landscape and urban planning in the region.
Subject:
Natural resources
Wilderness areas
Wildland-urban interface -- Spain -- Catalonia
Geospatial data
Wildfires -- Prevention and control
Water -- Pollution -- Prevention
Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
Environmental Monitoring
Natural Resources Management and Policy
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http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/do/oai/?metadataPrefix=&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:esm_fac-1217
Source:
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
Repository Record Id:
oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:esm_fac-1217
Record Title:
The Wildland-Urban Interface Raster Dataset of Catalonia
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/esm_fac/215
info:doi/10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.066
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/esm_fac/article/1217/viewcontent/evers_the_wildland.pdf