Public perceptions of wildfire risk and forest management in the central pine barrens of long island (USA)

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

Volumn 2008, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ryan, Robert L ^a   Wamsley, Mark B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Trustees of Reservations   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pine barrens; Fire hazard reduction strategies; Local residents perceptions; Long island; New York; Northeast united states; Wildland fire risk; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049182293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11744707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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