The influence of proximity to a national forest on emotions and fire-management decisions

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Vining, Joanne ^a   Merrick, Melinda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Environmental psychology; Perception; Proximity; Public preferences; Wildfire management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRE PROTECTION; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FORESTRY;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILDFIRE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FIRES; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREES;

E I S; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 39149144836     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9041-y     Document Type: Article

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