Provision of a wildfire risk map: Informing residents in the wildland urban interface

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1588-1600

  Mozumder, Pallab ^c   Helton, Ryan ^a   Berrens, Robert P ^b  

^a State of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Risk information; Wildfire; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HUMAN LIVES; INFORMATION GATHERING; JOINT ESTIMATION; MAIL SURVEYS; NEW MEXICO; POLICY GOALS; POTENTIAL RISKS; RISK INFORMATION; RISK MITIGATION; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES; WILDFIRE; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; WTP VALUES;

ECONOMICS; FIRES; RISK ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDFIRE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; FIRE; FOGO SELVAGEM; HOUSEHOLD; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISASTER PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350513081     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01289.x     Document Type: Article

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