Using expert judgments to understand spatial patterns of forest-based camping: A values-at-risk application

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 471-482

  Neupane, Anish ^a   Boxall, Peter C ^a   McFarlane, Bonita L ^b   Pelletier, Rick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expert judgment; Recreation use; Unmanaged camping; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

EXPERT JUDGMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FIRE SUPPRESSION; MOUNTAIN REGIONS; RECREATION USE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; UNMANAGED CAMPING; VALUE AT RISK; WILDFIRE;

FIRES;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CAMPING; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FIRE PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; MANAGER; RECREATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34547955356     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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