Multi-attribute evaluation of landscape-level fuel management to reduce wildfire risk

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 824-837

  Ohlson, Dan W ^a   Berry, Trent M ^a   Gray, Robert W ^b   Blackwell, Bruce A ^c   Hawkes, Brad C ^d  

^a Graham Long Compass Resource Management   (Canada)

^b RW Gray Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^c BA Blackwell and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel management; Multi attribute trade off analysis; Multi criteria decision making; Wildfire risk management; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

FUEL MANAGEMENT; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING; WILDFIRE RISK MANAGEMENT; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

DECISION MAKING; FIRE PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33748705612     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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