Biography

I am a Geographer and PhD in Environmental and Land management. I am interested in forest fire modeling and multiscale risk assessment. I am currently a full professor at the Department of Geography and Land Management, University of Zaragoza.

Interests
  • Forest fires
  • Risk modeling
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Spatial statistics
  • Wildfire spread and behavior
Education

  • PhD in Geography, 2015

    University of Zaragoza

  • Postgraduate in Applied Statistical Methods, 2014

    UNED

  • MsC in Geographic Information Technologies, 2009

    University of Zaragoza

  • BSc in Geography, 2006

    University of Zaragoza

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Co-director
University of Zaragoza
Nov 2024 – Present Zaragoza
Coordinator of the Specialization Diploma in Geographic Data Science
 
 
 
 
 
Full professor
University of Zaragoza
Apr 2024 – Present Zaragoza
Full professor at the Department of Geography
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer
University of Zaragoza
Sep 2021 – Apr 2024 Zaragoza
Lecturer at the Department of Geography
 
 
 
 
 
Researcher
University of Lleida
Jan 2018 – Sep 2021 Lleida
Postdoc researcher
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer
University of Zaragoza
Sep 2013 – Jan 2018 Zaragoza
Profesor asociado at the Department of Geography
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-doc research fellow
University of Zaragoza
Sep 2013 – Oct 2009 Zaragoza
Research fellow - FPI scholarship.
 
 
 
 
 
GIS Analyst
FEUZ
Sep 2009 – Sep 2006 Zaragoza
Spatial modeling and mapping.

Recent Publications

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Pere Gelabert, Adrian Jimenez-Ruano, Jaime Ribalaygua, Luís Torres, (2025). Human-caused ignition pathways under climate change scenarios in Eastern Spain. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk.

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Gbenga Lawrence Allawode, Pere Joan Gelabert Vadillo, (2025). A spatially explicit containment modelling approach for escaped wildfires in a Mediterranean climate using machine learning. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk.

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Carla Scarpa, Mario Elia, Marina D’Este, Michele Salis, , Bachisio Arca, Pierpaolo Duce, Maria Antonella Francesca Fiori, Grazia Pellizzaro (2024). Modelling wildfire activity in wildland–urban interface (WUI) areas of Sardinia, Italy. International Journal of Wildland Fire.

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, P. Gelabert Vadillo, A. Jiménez Ruano, F. Catello (2024). Predicción de incendios forestales extremos mediante el acoplamiento de modelos de ignición y éxito del ataque inicial. TIG 2024.

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Pere Joan Gelabert Vadillo, Adrian Jimenez-Ruano, Francisco Catelo, (2024). Anticipating future extreme wildfire events by coupling ignition and success of initial attack models. EGU 2024.

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Skills

R

100%

GIS

100%

Statistics

80%

Python

50%

Projects

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All Fire risk Forest management Other
FLARE
Fire Landscape Assessment - Responding to Extremes and Urban Expansion in Spain
FireCycle
Integrating empirical and stochastic models towards wildfire risk mitigation
Developing a framework for assessing the wildfire risk at local scale
Understanding Wildfire Risk. A Local-Scale Assessment Framework in Chile
CLICES
El clima del último siglo en la España peninsular
CLIMARK
Forest management promotion for climate change mitigation through the design of a local market of climate credits
FIREGLOBE
Análisis de escenarios de riesgo de incendio a escala nacional y global
FIREMAP
Análisis integrado del riesgo de incendios forestales mediante Teledetección y Sistemas de Información Geográfica
FIREPATHS
Trajectories of fire behavior under management and climate change
FirEUrisk
Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management
IMAGINE
Integración multiescalar de modelos e imágenes como herramienta de gestión de la multifuncionalidad en sistemas agropastorales de montaña
PYRORAMA
Modelado de escenarios futuros de riesgo de incendios y cambios en la ocupación del suelo a escala nacional
SERGISAT
Severidad y regeneración en grandes incendios forestales mediante teledetección

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