Comparing the value of fuel treatment options in northern Colorado's urban and wildland-urban interface areas

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 694-703

  Walker, Susan H ^a   Rideout, Douglas B ^a   Loomis, John B ^a   Reich, Robin ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Forest fuels; Fuels treatment; Prescribed burning; Thinning; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; FOREST FUELS; FUELS TREATMENT; WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE;

DECISION MAKING; FUEL ECONOMY; PUBLIC POLICY;

URBAN PLANNING;

CITIES; DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY;

EID: 33846444901     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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