Wildfire risk : human perceptions and management implications

Martin, Wade E. (Added Author). Raish, Carol. (Added Author). Kent, Brian M. (Added Author).

Summary: Drawing heavily upon health and risk communication, the contributors highlight the ways that communities and individuals respond to wildfire risk. They discuss how outreach and education can influence community and individual behavior, and they explore differences among ethnic/racial groups and between genders with regard to values, views, and attitudes about wildfire risk and management. They explore the role of public participation in each stage of wildfire risk assessment and mitigation, as well as in planning for evacuation and recovery after fire.

Record details

ISBN: 1933115521 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781933115528 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1933115513 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781933115511 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xiv, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"An RFF Press book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-297) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Making the decision to mitigate risk -- Effects of risk perception and adaptation on health and safety interventions -- Diversity in southwesterners' views of forest service fire management -- Improving management decisions -- Integrating science and community into decision support -- Managing risk with chance-constrained programming -- Using economic experiments in evaluating mitigation decisions -- Valuing the health effects of a prescribed fire.