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"By its size, fire intensity, and institutional responses, California has long shaped the national agenda for wildland fire. From its early days, California decided for fire suppression. How and why this happened is the subject of this fire reconnaissance of America's Golden State for fire...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016.
Series:Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- To the last smoke ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Wildfires > California > History.
Wildfires > California > Prevention and control > History.
Forest fires > California > History.
Forest fires > California > Prevention and control > History.
Feux de friches > Californie > Prévention et maîtrise > Histoire.
Forêts > Incendies > Californie > Prévention et maîtrise > Histoire.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Forest fires
Forest fires > Prevention and control
Wildfires
Wildfires > Prevention and control
California
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"By its size, fire intensity, and institutional responses, California has long shaped the national agenda for wildland fire. From its early days, California decided for fire suppression. How and why this happened is the subject of this fire reconnaissance of America's Golden State for fire"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0816535132
9780816535132

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