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Houses & WUI

Housing growth is rampant, and much of it occurs in or near wildland vegetation, i.e., in the Wildland Urban Interface or WUI. Such housing growth is bringing homeowners closer to nature, which is great, but also posing numerous environmental problems including changes to fire regimes, introduction of invasive species, more human-wildlife conflicts, and habitat fragmentation.

Landsat-8 from the 26th July 2017, in central Portugal, source USGS

Changing fire regimes due to WUI growth in Mediterranean landscapes

Aug 2023 - Fire - Houses & WUI - Land Use

Kira Pfoch is exploring the long-term changes of the Wildland-Urban Interface and fire activity within the Mediterranean-climate biome.

The global Wildland-Urban Interface

Aug 2023 - Fire - Houses & WUI - Land Use

Half the global population is potentially exposed to direct human-environmental conflict in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Wildfire is a widespread issue across all continents and biomes.

Southern California wildfires captured from the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA Johnson

50 years of housing growth in the WUI in California

Feb 2021 - Houses & WUI - Remote Sensing

To assess the effects of exurban development in California, Neda Kasraee is exploring the long-term changes in housing density in areas under high wildfire threat.

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