Valuing mortality impacts of smoke exposure from major southern California wildfires

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-75

  Kochi, Ikuho ^a   Champ, Patricia A ^b   Loomis, John B ^c   Donovan, Geoffrey H ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

2003 southern california wildfires; Air pollution; Mortality impact; Social cost; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FIRES; SMOKE;

FUEL TREATMENTS; MORTALITY IMPACT; SOCIAL COST; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SUPPRESSION COST; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIVES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEASONALITY; SMOKE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855447455     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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