Natural Hazards and Risk Management

This Section, “Natural Hazards and Risk Management”, publishes original research and full-length review articles describing research on natural hazards and risk management within forests. Examples of areas included in “Natural Hazards and Risk Management” include but are not limited to: 

• Ecological, social or economic impacts of natural hazards within forests;
• Anticipation of critical catastrophic transitions and ecosystem collapse;
• Developing indices and models for quantifying natural hazard danger and risk;
• Studies designing, developing or testing new methodologies and technologies for predicting, assessing or monitoring natural hazards in forests;
• Risk assessment, mitigation and adaptation;
• Social dimensions of natural catastrophes;
• Development of artificial intelligence (AI) for risk modelling;
• Identification of areas at high risk of natural hazard;
• Development of integrative forest management approaches to minimize risk;
• Physiological, ecological or evolutionary tree responses to natural hazards;
• Forest responses to natural hazards (resistance and resilience);
• Testing the effectiveness of forest engineering techniques to decrease risk;
• Effects of compound disturbances and natural hazards;
• Forest restoration, reforestation and post-disturbance management;
• Historical evaluation of risk management actions.

Proposals for Special Issues are also welcome.

• Wildfires
• Avalanches
• Erosion, landslides, debris movements
• Flooding
• Snow
• Storms, windstorms and windthrow
• Subsidence
• Tree mortality and ecosystem collapse
• Tropical cyclones
• Typhoons and hurricanes
• Earthquakes
• Other hazards