Spatial model of forest management strategies and outcomes in the wildland-urban interface

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Platt, R V ^a   Veblen, T T ^b   Sherriff, R L ^c  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire hazards; Geographic information systems; Land management; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

DENSE STANDS; FIRE HISTORIES; FIRE POLICIES; FOREST MANAGEMENTS; FOREST SERVICES; FOREST STRUCTURES; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MECHANICAL THINNING; MODELING RESULTS; SPATIAL MODELING; SPATIAL MODELS; STUDY AREAS; THINNING; URBAN AREAS; WESTERN UNITED STATES; WILDLAND;

FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; REPAIR; RESTORATION;

CONSERVATION;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WILDFIRE;

CITIES; CONSERVATION; FIRES; FORESTRY; GIS; HAZARDS; LAND USE; MAINTENANCE; RESTORATION;

BOULDER COUNTY; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 54249163593     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2008)9:4(199)     Document Type: Article

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