The wildland-urban interface: Evaluating the definition effect

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Platt, Rutherford V ^a  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Wildfire; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

BUFFER EFFECT; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; IGNITION SOURCE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PUBLIC LANDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION TYPE; WILDLAND FIRE; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

FIRE HAZARDS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSING; LAND USE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); VEGETATION;

FIRES;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; MAPPING METHOD; MODELING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION TYPE; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549137302     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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