The Role of Trust in Community Wildland Fire Protection Planning

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-335

  Lachapelle, Paul R ^a   McCool, Stephen F ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; community wildland fire protection planning; leadership; risk; trust

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANNING PROCESS; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858192503     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2011.569855     Document Type: Article

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