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Living on the Edge
. Ed(S): Troy, Austin; Kennedy, Roger G.
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Hardback. Wildfires are a fact of life in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population, human communities begin to reside in so-called urban-wildland interface zones, where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist with humans and their property. This work offers potential solutions from an interdisciplinary perceptive. Editor(s): Troy, Austin; Kennedy, Roger G. Series: Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources S. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
Wildfires are a fact of life throughout many arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population pressures in these regions, human communities are increasingly developing in so-called urban-wildland interface zones, where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist uneasily with humans and their property. This edited volume addresses this problem and its potential solutions from an interdisciplinary perceptive, with contributions from authors in public policy, sociology, economics, ecology, computer modeling, planning, and ecology. The first section of the book addresses institutional and policy aspects, including chapters on national fire policy in the United States, local fire planning and ... Read more
Wildfires are a fact of life throughout many arid and semi-arid regions, such as the American West. With growing population pressures in these regions, human communities are increasingly developing in so-called urban-wildland interface zones, where severe fire driven ecosystems co-exist uneasily with humans and their property. This edited volume addresses this problem and its potential solutions from an interdisciplinary perceptive, with contributions from authors in public policy, sociology, economics, ecology, computer modeling, planning, and ecology. The first section of the book addresses institutional and policy aspects, including chapters on national fire policy in the United States, local fire planning and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources S.
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080453279
SKU
V9780080453279
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