Forest fires are a critical environmental problem facing current societies, with serious repercussions at ecological, economic and personal safety levels. Detailed maps enabling identification of areas liable to be affected is an indispensable first step allowing different prevention and protection measures vis-à-vis this kind of phenomenon. These maps could be especially valuable for use in land management and emergency planning at a municipality scale. A methodology is shown for producing local maps of mid- and short-term forest fire risk, integrating both natural and human factors. Among natural factors, variables normally used in hazard models are considered as fuel models, slopes or vegetation moisture stress. From the human perspective, more novel aspects have been evaluated, meant either to assess human-induced hazard (closeness to forestland of causative elements or the ability of people to penetrate the forest environment), or to assess vulnerability, considering the population’s location in urban centres and scattered settlements. The methodology is applied in a municipality of Andalusia (Spain) and obtained results were compared to burned areas maps.

The field trips represent a method of teaching outside the classroom, which is very characteristic in Geography and have a long history. In this paper we present the Salida Itinerante de Geografía, a cross-cutting teaching experience where university teachers and students walk for several days through natural and rural areas. The hike serves to vertebrate the field work, which is organized by groups and themes, addressing the different territorial keys of the area. Likewise, an evaluation of this teaching experience is carried out as a feedback to improve future editions Las salidas de campo representan un método de enseñanza fuera del aula muy característico de la Geografía y cuentan con una larga trayectoria histórica. En este artículo presentamos la Salida Itinerante de Geografía, una experiencia docente transversal en la que profesores y alumnos universitarios recorren a pie durante varios días seguidos un espacio de carácter natural y rural. La caminata sirve para vertebrar el trabajo de campo, que se organiza por grupos, abordando las distintas claves territoriales y paisajísticas del ámbito. Asimismo, llevamos a cabo una evaluación de esta experiencia docente que servirá para mejorar futuras ediciones.