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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication page
Contents
Preface and acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Chapter 1 The elements of fire
What is fire?
Types of fire
Fires that changed the world
Consequences of fire suppression
Fire at the wildland–urban interface
Chapter 2 The deep history of fire
Identifying past fire events
Fire and the evolution of vegetation
Fire and the atmosphere
Fire and climate
Low and high fire worlds
Evolution of fire traits
Fire and animals
Pyrogeography and pyrodiversity
Chapter 3 Fire and humankind
The discovery of fire
The utilization of fire in the landscape
Capturing and controlling fire
Fire use in agriculture
Industrial use of fire
Fire as a weapon
Chapter 4 Containing and suppressing fire
Landscape fires
Fire, weather, and climate
Fuels
Topography
Monitoring the fire environment
Wildfire behaviour
Preventing and extinguishing wildfires
Wildfires and urban populations
Building and urban fires
Fire, smoke, and human health
Chapter 5 New technologies and changing fire policies
Observing fire
After the fire
Post-fire erosion and flooding
Fire and legislators
Fire safety and suppression in the urban setting
Unusual fire
Chapter 6 Fire and climate change
Plant invasives
Megafires
The future of fire in a warming world
Future expectations
References and guides
Further reading
Publisher’s acknowledgements
Index
Epidemiology
Geopolitics
Modern China
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