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Wildland-urban interface: Challenges and opportunities
| Author: |
Alavalapati, J.R.R.; Carter, D.R.; Newman, D.H. |
| Date: |
2005 |
| Periodical: |
Forest Policy and Economics |
| Abstract: |
The wildland-urban interface (WUI), commonly described as the area where urban areas meet and interact with rural lands (Vince et al., 2005), includes the edges of large cities and small communities, areas where homes and other structures are intermixed with forests and other land uses, and islands of undeveloped lands within urban areas (Alavalapati, 2005; Monroe et al., 2003; SAF, 2004). The interface is particularly characterized by areas of urban sprawl where development pressures are pressed against public and private wildlands. Continuous transition of land-use, primarily from agriculture and forest uses to urban land uses, in the interface raises a myriad of socioeconomic and environmental concerns. A deeper understanding of these concerns is essential to formulate effective policy solutions. |
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