Urban residents' approval of management measures to mitigate wildland-urban interface fire risks in Edmonton, Canada

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-256

  McGee, Tara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hazards; Land use planning; Support for management measures; Urban natural areas; Wildland urban interface fires

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EDUCATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRE PROTECTION; LAND USE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VEGETATION;

LAND USE PLANNING; SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT MEASURES; URBAN NATURAL AREAS; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE FIRES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESIDENT POPULATION; RISK PERCEPTION; ZONING POLICY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

EID: 34548826215     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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