MUNICIPAL CLUSTERS OF BIOENERGY: A CONTRIBUTION TO FOREST FIRE PREVENTION

Authors

  • Francesca Poggi CICS.NOVA, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Ana Firmino CICS.NOVA, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Miguel Amado CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis13717

Abstract

After the shock that Portugal suffered with the forest fires at Pedrogão Grande (2017), inspiring critical reflections on the role and social responsibility of Geography is especially relevant to develop an adequate response framework for the protection of life, goods and natural resources. This article reflects on a cause -effect -solution relationship to be established for the prevention of forest fires that articulates the geography
of energy with municipal planning. It is a critical reflection on the strategic role of the Municipal Master Plan and the possible contributions that the utilization and valorization of the forest biomass can make, with the view to developing municipal bioenergy clusters. Here, cleaning and collecting forest waste for the production of renewable energy emerge as an opportunity to link energy, forest and economic benefits toward an effective fire risk prevention led by municipal decision making.

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Author Biography

Francesca Poggi, CICS.NOVA, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Francesca Poggi graduated from University of Bologna with a combined bachelor and master in Architecture and Construction Engineering in 2010 and started working at GEOTPU in the same year. She received a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Construction the following year at Nova University of Lisbon.

Her experience involves the development of solar urban planning practices based on parametric approaches and she has published various articles in this area. She has also worked as urban planning and design consultant on a wide variety of projects in Portugal and Cabo Verde.

Currently she is a PhD student in Geography and Territorial Planning at the Nova University of Lisbon and her research is financed by FCT Scholarship.

Her thesis project focus in two primary areas: planning energy efficiency and renewable energy in rural areas and smart grids

This new concept for the development model of territories from a energy perspective she has defined: SMART RURAL

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Published

2018-08-03

How to Cite

Poggi, F., Firmino, A., & Amado, M. (2018). MUNICIPAL CLUSTERS OF BIOENERGY: A CONTRIBUTION TO FOREST FIRE PREVENTION. Finisterra, 53(108), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis13717

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Vol. 53 No. 108 (2018)

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