Computerized map of risk to manage wildlife species in urban areas.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1943F2BF590E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Computerized map of risk to manage wildlife species in urban areas.
Journal
Environmental Management
ISSN
0364-152X (Print)
ISSN-L
0364-152X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2001
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
27
Number
3
Pages
451-461
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
For the last 20 years, human-wildlife conflicts have been rapidly increasing in towns. Although people want "greener" cities, the expansion of disliked species causes problems that are difficult to manage and to reduce. The complexity of the numerous factors involved in these human-wildlife relations needs the development of a comprehensive tool for urban planners. Today, with the development of computers and geographical information systems, it is easier to analyze and combine different spatial data as methods used for the management of risks in studies of natural hazards. Here we present a method for assessing and mapping the risk in cases of human-wildlife conflict. An application to starling management in a town in western France will show the efficiency of our methods to combine information given by a network of experts and to highlight higher risk sites. The map of risk provides a spatial result useful for comprehension, communication between people and agencies, and public education.
Keywords
Animals, Animals, Wild, Bites and Stings/prevention & control, Computer Simulation, Conservation of Natural Resources, Humans, Public Health, Risk Assessment, Urban Population, Zoonoses/transmission
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Web of science
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19/11/2007 9:41
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20/08/2019 12:50