Abstract
This paper explores the contributions of neo-rural settlers to fire resilience in central Portugal, an area that has suffered from population decline and land abandonment for decades. An analysis of qualitative data from interviews with neo-rural settlers shows that they could be valuable partners in attempts to bolster several priorities of fire management in Portugal, including strengthening the property regime, creating a diversified rural landscape, and fostering collaborative networks in fire-affected areas. This article also presents some of the constraints that the settlers face in establishing themselves as agents of local landscape change and fire mitigation.
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