Wildland-Urban Interface: Three Points
A Discussion of Three Points Surrounding the Wildland-Urban Interface. This Post is Concerned with Broader Contextual Wildland-Urban Interface Factors that Contribute to Home Ignition Narratives.
Introduction
The following is a collection of three ideas presented here as prompts for further thinking and discussion. This post is more interested in the abstract context of the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) and other housed areas that can potentially become part of rapid-fire growth, and is not focused directly on home ignition and technical aspects. The three concerns presented here attach to and support technical aspects of the ongoing deadly and destructive situation in Los Angeles.
How did the WUI get there?
If you follow Cohen's work, you will learn, at a minimum, about preventing home ignition. However, I am less confident that this body of work or related narratives will draw focus to why homes are in the WUI in the first place. I would be happy to be proven wrong. This discussion also includes developments not necessarily in the WUI but built in a manner that increases the probability of confl…