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Living on the edge : economic, institutional and management perspectives on wildfire hazard in the urban interface /
Wildfires are a fact of life throughout many arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population pressures in these regions, human communities are increasingly developing in so-called "urban-wildland interface zones," where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Elsevier JAI,
2007.
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| Colección: | Advances in the economics of environmental resources ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Finding Solutions to the Urban-Wildland Fire Problem in a Changing World
- Book Summary
- References
- Part I: Institutions and Policy
- Chapter 2. Forest Fire History: Learning from Disaster
- The American Tradition of Correcting Bad Policy: When it is Apparent how bad it has been
- Fire, Pain and Policy
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 3. Fire Policy in the Urban-Wildland Interface in the United States: What are the Issues and Possible Solutions?
- Introduction
- New Policy Initiatives
- The Australian Experience
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Wildfire Hazard Mitigation as ''Safe'' Smart Growth
- Wildfire Hazard Mitigation as ''Safe'' Smart Growth
- What is Safe Smart Growth?
- Getting to Safe Smart Growth in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Conclusions and Directions for Future Research
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 5. Practical and Institutional Constraints on Adopting Wide-Scale Prescribed Burning: Lessons from the Mountains of California
- Introduction
- Reasons for Bringing fire Back
- Facing Constraints: Can Fire be Returned to the Landscape in a Controlled Fashion?
- When and Where Should fire be Brought back to the Landscape in the form of Prescribed Fire?
- Summary
- References
- Part II: The Economics of Hazards
- Chapter 6. The Effects of Wildfire Disclosure and Occurrence on Property Markets in California
- Introduction
- Policy Background
- Study Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 7. Wildfire Underwriting in California: An Industry Perspective
- Notes
- Chapter 8. A Tale of Two Policies: California Programs that Unintentionally Promote Development in Wildland Fire Hazard Zones
- Introduction
- Fair Plan
- Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Mapping
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Part III: Community Involvement
- Chapter 9. Community Involvement in Wildfire Hazard Mitigation and Management: Community Based Fire Management, Fire Safe Councils and Community Wildfire Protection Plans
- Defining Community-Based fire Management
- The Status of CBFiM Today
- CBFiM in Action: California's Fire Safe Council and Fire Safe Council Clearinghouse
- Defining ''Community'' and ''Community-Based''
- Sense of Ownership in CBFiM
- Communication and Information in CBFiM
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans in the Western United States
- Challenges to Institutional Support and Implementation
- Conclusion: The Current State of Knowledge and Need for Future Research
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 10. Human Communities and Wildfires: A Review of Research Literature and Issues
- Formal Community Relationships: Networks of Stakeholders
- A Sense of Community: Informal Social Relationships
- Communication and Education
- Discussion
- References
- Part IV: Management and Ecology
- Chapter 11. Modeling Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Di.