Policies for risk assessment in federal land and resource management decisions

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 15-27

  O'Laughlin, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

"Jeopardy" consultation; Ecological risk assessment; Endangered Species Act; Healthy Forests Restoration Act; National Environmental Policy Act; National Fire Plan; National Forest Management Act; Risk analysis; Risk management; Species at risk

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FEDERAL LAND; NATIONAL FIRE PLAN;

FIRES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

FIRES; PUBLIC OWNERSHIP; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 19544369299     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.01.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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