The role of community policies in defensible space compliance

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 570-578

  Winter, Greg ^a   McCaffrey, Sarah ^b   Vogt, Christine A ^c  

^a 1155 North State Street   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defensible space; Homeowner practices; Mandatory policy; Vegetation management; Voluntary incentives; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIBLE SPACE; HOMEOWNER PRACTICES; MANDATORY POLICY; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY INCENTIVES; WILDFIRE;

FIRES; LAND USE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

VEGETATION;

EID: 70349795519     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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