Yao, J. and Zhang, X. (2016) Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Urban Fire Incidents: a Case Study of Nanjing, China. In: XXIII ISPRS Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-19 Jul 2016, pp. 63-69. (doi: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XLI-B2-63-2016)
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Abstract
Fire and rescue service is one of the fundamental public services provided by government in order to protect people, properties and environment from fires and other disasters, and thus promote a safer living environment. Well understanding spatial-temporal dynamics of fire incidents can offer insights for potential determinants of various fire events and enable better fire risk estimation, assisting future allocation of prevention resources and strategic planning of mitigation programs. Using a 12-year (2002-2013) dataset containing the urban fire events in Nanjing, China, this research explores the spatial-temporal dynamics of urban fire incidents. A range of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) approaches and tools, such as spatial kernel density and co-maps, are employed to examine the spatial, temporal and spatial-temporal variations of the fire events. Particular attention has been paid to two types of fire incidents: residential properties and local facilities, due to their relatively higher occurrence frequencies. The results demonstrated that the amount of urban fire has greatly increased in the last decade and spatial-temporal distribution of fire events vary among different incident types, which implies varying impact of potential influencing factors for further investigation.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | This research was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grants 41201117). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Yao, Dr Jing |
| Authors: | Yao, J., and Zhang, X. |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
| Journal Name: | ISPRS-International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in XXIII ISPRS Congress XLI-B2: 63-69 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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