Allocating fuel breaks to optimally protect structures in the wildland-urban interface

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-68

  Bar Massada, Avi ^a   Radeloff, Volker C ^a   Stewart, Susan I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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EID: 79951753829     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09041     Document Type: Article

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