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Public risk perceptions and policy response toward wildland fire hazards in the urban/rural interface
| Author: |
Gardner, Phillip D.; Cortner, Hanna J. |
| Date: |
1985 |
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In: Fire management: The challenge of protection and use: proceedings of a symposium, Logan, Utah. |
| Abstract: |
While wildland managers and public officials have made a number of recommendations for protecting homes and their occupants from recurring wildfires, few of those recommendations have been implemented (Moore 1981). One reason may be public receptivity. People may not be fully aware of fire risk in the urban-rural interface or they may not support the policy alternatives preferred by decision-makers. The purpose of this paper is to develop and quantify a conceptual model for determining how risky wildland fire hazards are believed to be by homeowners in the urban-rural interface, and to discuss what kinds of policy alternatives homeowners prefer for dealing with potential fire hazards. |
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