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10. Does Wildfire Exposure Influence Corporate Disaster Preparedness? A Study of Natural Resources Extraction Firms in Canada.

Author

Lalonde, Emily, McKnight, Brent, and Robinne, François-Nicolas

Subjects
NATURAL resources, EFFECT of human beings on climate change, WILDFIRES, COMPARATIVE method, EXECUTIVE surveys
Abstract

Managers must make critical disaster preparation decisions to protect firm assets from the threat of wildfire activity. Prior literature stresses the importance of past disaster experience as a key driver of disaster preparation. The article finds that, while experience with disasters is a critical condition, it is insufficient to explain disaster preparation activities by firms. Managerial perceptions including belief in anthropogenic climate change and the perception of increasing wildfires can substitute for direct negative wildfire experience. The article builds configural theory to explain how the psychological "closeness" of wildfire hazards can influence managerial decisions to prepare for disasters in the presence of key organizational characteristics. This study adopts a qualitative comparative analytical approach, drawing on manager surveys and biophysical wildfire data from 20 Canadian mining and resource extraction sites. The article also contrasts manager perceptions of wildfire risk with those of experts and captures a gap in risk perception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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11. Baseline geographic information on wildfire-watershed risk in Canada: Needs, gaps, and opportunities

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Robinne, François-Nicolas

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This OSF project is related to the same-name manuscript in which we (a) identify several relevant open geospatial datasets, (b) illustrate how these datasets can be leveraged to produce simple yet relevant risk information, (c) identify some high priority data gaps that require immediate attention, and (d) discuss future avenues towards the creation of baseline pan-Canadian WWR information. This OSF project is used as a repository for interested users to access: - a list of data to do WWR research - the data modified for the manuscript - the files for the figures in the manuscript DISCLAIMER: Data and documents shared in this project are for research and communication purposes only. They should not be used for management and decision-making.

Published
2022
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14. Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply

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Robinne, François Nicolas, Hallema, Dennis W., Bladon, Kevin D., Flannigan, Mike D., Boisramé, Gabrielle, Bréthaut, Christian M., Doerr, Stefan H., Di Baldassarre, Giuliano, Gallagher, Louise A., Hohner, Amanda K., Khan, Stuart J., Kinoshita, Alicia M., Mordecai, Rua, Nunes, João Pedro, Nyman, Petter, Santín, Cristina, Sheridan, Gary, Stoof, Cathelijne R., Thompson, Matthew P., Waddington, James M., Wei, Yu, Robinne, François Nicolas, Hallema, Dennis W., Bladon, Kevin D., Flannigan, Mike D., Boisramé, Gabrielle, Bréthaut, Christian M., Doerr, Stefan H., Di Baldassarre, Giuliano, Gallagher, Louise A., Hohner, Amanda K., Khan, Stuart J., Kinoshita, Alicia M., Mordecai, Rua, Nunes, João Pedro, Nyman, Petter, Santín, Cristina, Sheridan, Gary, Stoof, Cathelijne R., Thompson, Matthew P., Waddington, James M., and Wei, Yu

Abstract

2020 is the year of wildfire records. California experienced its three largest fires early in its fire season. The Pantanal, the largest wetland on the planet, burned over 20% of its surface. More than 18 million hectares of forest and bushland burned during the 2019–2020 fire season in Australia, killing 33 people, destroying nearly 2500 homes, and endangering many endemic species. The direct cost of damages is being counted in dozens of billion dollars, but the indirect costs on water-related ecosystem services and benefits could be equally expensive, with impacts lasting for decades. In Australia, the extreme precipitation (“200 mm day −1 in several location”) that interrupted the catastrophic wildfire season triggered a series of watershed effects from headwaters to areas downstream. The increased runoff and erosion from burned areas disrupted water supplies in several locations. These post-fire watershed hazards via source water contamination, flash floods, and mudslides can represent substantial, systemic long-term risks to drinking water production, aquatic life, and socio-economic activity. Scenarios similar to the recent event in Australia are now predicted to unfold in the Western USA. This is a new reality that societies will have to live with as uncharted fire activity, water crises, and widespread human footprint collide all-around of the world. Therefore, we advocate for a more proactive approach to wildfire-watershed risk governance in an effort to advance and protect water security. We also argue that there is no easy solution to reducing this risk and that investments in both green (i.e., natural) and grey (i.e., built) infrastructure will be necessary. Further, we propose strategies to combine modern data analytics with existing tools for use by water and land managers worldwide to leverage several decades worth of data and knowledge on post-fire hydrology.

Published
2021

15. Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply

Author

Robinne, François‐Nicolas, primary, Hallema, Dennis W., additional, Bladon, Kevin D., additional, Flannigan, Mike D., additional, Boisramé, Gabrielle, additional, Bréthaut, Christian M., additional, Doerr, Stefan H., additional, Di Baldassarre, Giuliano, additional, Gallagher, Louise A., additional, Hohner, Amanda K., additional, Khan, Stuart J., additional, Kinoshita, Alicia M., additional, Mordecai, Rua, additional, Nunes, João Pedro, additional, Nyman, Petter, additional, Santín, Cristina, additional, Sheridan, Gary, additional, Stoof, Cathelijne R., additional, Thompson, Matthew P., additional, Waddington, James M., additional, and Wei, Yu, additional

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2021
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