Toward improved communication about wildland fire: Mental models research to identify information needs for natural resource management

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1503-1514

  Zaksek, Melissa ^a,b   Arvai, Joseph L ^b,c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental models; Risk communication; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FIRE-PRONE AREA; STAKEHOLDERS; WILDLAND FIRE; WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE;

FIRES;

COMMUNICATION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; WILDFIRE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FIRE; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MODEL; PRAIRIE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RESCUE WORK; RESEARCH; RISK;

EID: 11344264356     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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