The economic logic of prescribed burning law and regulation

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 306-313

  Yoder, Jonathan ^a   Engle, David M ^b   Tilley, Marcia ^b   Fuhlendorf, Samuel ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fire; Natural resources policy; Prescribed fire; Rangeland fire; Rangeland policy

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND;

EID: 0042412019     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4004032     Document Type: Review

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