Wildfire perception and community change

Rural Sociology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-477

  Gordon, Jason S ^a   Matarrita Cascante, David ^b   Stedman, Richard C ^c   Luloff, A E ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; WILDFIRE;

MINNESOTA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956308060     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2010.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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