Policy issues relevant to risk assessments, balancing risks, and the National Fire Plan: Needs and opportunities

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 3-14

  O'Laughlin, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative risk assessment (CRA); Endangered Species Act; Healthy Forests Restoration Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Risk communications; Risk management; Trust; Wildfire; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN HABITATS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

RISK-REDUCTION BENEFITS; WILDFIRES; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

FIRES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; FIRES; FORESTRY; PUBLIC OWNERSHIP;

EID: 19544391820     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.01.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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