Symbolic meanings of wildland fire: A study of residents in the U.S. Inland Northwest

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-33

  Paveglio, Travis B ^a   Carroll, Matthew S ^b   Absher, James ^c   Robinson, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d Robinson Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Trust and risk management; Wildfire; Wildland fire management; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMBOLISM; TRANSITION ZONE; WILDFIRE;

SPOKANE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 78650056317     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802499073     Document Type: Article

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