Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision-Makers
Fire protection is a necessary consideration when building homes and designing neighborhoods in Florida. The type, amount, and structure of vegetation surrounding the development and individual houses will affect the risk that homes will catch fire. Architects and developers can significantly reduc...
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Fire protection is a necessary consideration when building homes and designing neighborhoods in Florida. The type, amount, and structure of vegetation surrounding the development and individual houses will affect the risk that homes will catch fire. Architects and developers can significantly reduce wildfire risk for those living and working in Florida by using fire-resistant materials and managing the landscape around developments. This publication details specific recommendations for planning and designing defensible developments, including wildfire mitigation planning, vegetation management, and home construction, and how to balance the risks with the costs of risk mitigation strategies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-12d79208a72e42c9a7f437d953ee17652025-02-08T05:40:40ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-10-0120235Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision-MakersMartha Monroe0Raelene Crandall1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-5418Jennifer Fill2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2301-6676Susan Marynowski University of FloridaUniversity of ForidaUniversity of Florida Fire protection is a necessary consideration when building homes and designing neighborhoods in Florida. The type, amount, and structure of vegetation surrounding the development and individual houses will affect the risk that homes will catch fire. Architects and developers can significantly reduce wildfire risk for those living and working in Florida by using fire-resistant materials and managing the landscape around developments. This publication details specific recommendations for planning and designing defensible developments, including wildfire mitigation planning, vegetation management, and home construction, and how to balance the risks with the costs of risk mitigation strategies. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131621 |
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