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Wildfire Policy : Law and Economics Perspectives.

During the five decades since its origin, law and economics has provided an influential framework for addressing a wide array of areas of law ranging from judicial behaviour to contracts. This book will reflects & amp;nbsp;the first-ever forum for law and economics scholars to apply the analysis...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lueck, Dean
Otros Autores: Bradshaw, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Wildfire Policy Law and Economics Perspectives; Copyright; About Resources for the Future and RFF Press; Resources for the Future; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Editors and Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Common Law Liability for Fire: A Conceptual, Historical, and Economic Analysis; 2. Property and Fire; 3. Fuel for the Fire: Liability and the Economics of Wildfire Risk; 4. Economics and the Organization of Wildfire Suppression; 5. Norms of Fire Suppression among Public and Private Landowners.
  • 6. The Political Economy of Wildfire Management: Saving Forests, Saving Houses, or Burning Money7. When "Smoke Isn't Smoke": Missteps in Air Quality Regulation of Wildfire Smoke; 8. Private and Public Provision of Firefighting Services in Rural Australia; 9. Fire Suppression Policy, Weather, and Western Wildland Fire Trends: An Empirical Analysis; 10. In Harm's Way: Homeowner Behavior and Wildland Fire Policy; Index.