Alan Ager

Professor · Wildfire Risk Management

United States

About

Alan Ager is a Courtesy Faculty member at Oregon State University's College of Forestry, specifically within the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management. His research focuses on wildfire risk management, fuel treatment optimization, and ecological restoration, particularly in Mediterranean and western U.S. landscapes.

Research Interests

Wildfire risk modeling and mitigation
Fuel treatment optimization (linear breaks, mosaic patterns)
Landscape-scale ecological restoration
Fire transmission dynamics
Socio-ecological fire governance

Publication Trends

Recent works emphasize spatial optimization models for wildfire risk reduction, with applications in Portugal, Greece, and the western U.S. Key themes include cross-boundary fire impacts, erosion control, and integrating fire management with carbon sequestration strategies.

Collaborators

Works with John Bailey and Woodam Chung on wildfire management and forest restoration projects.

Research fields

Wildfire Risk Management Forest Ecology Ecological Restoration Fire Modeling Natural Resource Management Environmental Risk Assessment

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