Living with fire: Homeowner assessment of landscape values and defensible space in Minnesota and Florida, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-425

  Nelson, Kristen C ^a   Monroe, Martha C ^b   Johnson, Jayne Fingerman ^a   Bowers, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel treatment preferences; Homeowner behaviors; Landscape preferences; Vegetation reduction; Wildfire; Wildfire risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444292414     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF03067     Document Type: Article

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