《WILDLAND FIRES AND THE LAW LEGAL ASPECTS OF FOREST FIRES WORLDWIDE》

Contributors to this book5

ForewordJacques BOURRINET9

Statement by the FAO representativeWilliam M. CIESLA13

CHAPTER 1THE PREVENTION OF FIRES17

1.1. Ground occupancy and construction rights17

1.1.1. In industrialised countries - FranceAlbert LANZA17

1.1.2. In developing countries - Tropical Africa (Cameroon)Felix ESSAME31

1.1.3. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL37

1.2. Brush management - Mediterranean countries47

1.2.1. FrancePierre DELABRAZE47

1.2.2. ItalyGiancarlo CALABRI55

1.2.3. GreeceAlexander DIMITRAKOPOULOS61

1.2.4. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL67

1.3. Fire prevention through penal sanctions71

1.3.1. In industrialised countries - FranceGaetan DI MARINO71

1.3.2. In developing countries - ChileHugo KNOCKAERT-PASQUALI89

1.3.3. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL95

CHAPTER 2THE ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVE MANAGEMENT99

2.1. In the USALA. AMICARELLA99

2.2. In Europe101

2.2.1. FranceGerard DEBLAISE101

2.2.2. SpainJosep R. DUESOI PARATGE101

2.2.3. European CommunityAlessandro BARISICH102

2.3. In Asia109

2.3.1. ChinaXueying DI109

2.3.2. IndiaK.A. BELLIAPPA109

2.4. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL113

CHAPTER 3THE RESTORATION OF FIRE DAMAGE119

3.1. Reafforestation policies119

3.1.1. In Mediterranean countries119

3.1.1.1. FranceJean de MONTGOLFIER119

3.1.1.2. ItalyVittorio LEONE123

3.1.1.3. MoroccoAbdellah ZITAN124

3.1.1.4. PortugalFernando Jose MOTA128

3.1.2. In BrazilRonaldo VIANA SOARES133

3.1.3. In the Russian Far EastHP. TELITSYN135

3.1.4. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL139

3.2. Compensation for fire damage in industrialised countries143

3.2.1. FranceRoger BOUT143

3.2.2. USAAllan J. WEST149

3.2.3. Summary of discussionsHubert MICHEL153

CHAPTER 4RECOMMENDATIONS159

4.1. Prevention, active management, restoration: a causal chainHubert MICHEL159

4.2. Charter of Aix-en-Provence adopted by the World Conference on 14 December, 1991167