La percepción local de los incendios forestales y sus motivaciones en Castilla y León

  1. Molinero Hernando, Fernando
  2. García de Celis, Alipio J.
  3. Cascos Maraña, Cayetano Santos de
  4. Baraja Rodríguez, Eugenio
  5. Guerra Velasco, Juan Carlos
Revista:
Ería: Revista cuatrimestral de geografía

ISSN: 0211-0563 2660-7018

Any de publicació: 2008

Número: 76

Pàgines: 213-229

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Ería: Revista cuatrimestral de geografía

Resum

The perception of forest fire by the rural population is analysed by means of interviews and groups of discussion. The study is based on what happened between 1983 and 2005 in the 42 municipalities wich have suffered the most of forest fire in Castile and Leon, and where it has burned more than half of the total regional burnt surface. We conclude that, while the rural inabitants perceive fires like a cultural tool, the politicians, environmentalists and, in general, the urban world proposes policies not assumed by the local population, contributing to a permanent conflict of interest.