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Humans, fires, and forests -- social science applied to fire management
| Author: |
Cortner, Hanna J.; Field, Donald R.; Jakes, Pam; Buthman, James D. |
| Date: |
2003 |
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2003 January 28-31; Tucson, AZ. Workshop summary. Flagstaff, AZ: Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University. 111 p |
| Abstract: |
Building a community of scholars working in fire will help individuals and communities of place build the social capital needed to anticipate or recover from fire events as well as foster institutional arrangements that build and sustain civic societies. The political feasibility of policies is dependent upon broader public conceptions of the fire problem, and public willingness to commit taxpayer dollars to fire prevention, fire suppression, and rehabilitation when there is any number of competing high priority policy problems. Basic fire fighter safety is also dependent upon knowledge of risk and the factors – from policies to individual motivations – that affect decisions. Just as policies must be sensitive to different ecological circumstances, they must also be sensitive to these factors as well as differences in culture, ethnicity and community. A coherent body of scientific social science knowledge has much to contribute to those who must weave a variety of informational sources and value systems into the decisions that will affect the relationships between fire, humans and forests. |
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