Public Perceptions of Fire and Smoke

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Smoke on the hill: A comparative study of wildfire and two communities

Year of Publication

2003

Publication Type

Wildfire represents a serious challenge to communities in the rural West. After decades of fire suppression, land managers now perceive a greater role for wildfire in the ecosystem.

Social science in fuel management: an annotated bibliography of prescribed fire

Year of Publication

2002

Publication Type

Report

This annotated bibliography is collected from professional journals in natural resource management and sociology, conference proceedings, and technical reports.

Jurisdictional decision-making about building codes for resiliency and sustainability post-fire

Publication Type

Journal Article

The increasing frequency and size of wildfires across the U.S. motivates the growing need to identify how affected communities can rebuild sustainably and resiliently. This study examines the jurisdictional decision-making process surrounding one important class of sustainability and resiliency decisions, focusing on energy and wildfire building codes for housing reconstruction.

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