A review of operations research methods applicable to wildfire management

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-196

  Minas, James P ^a,b   Hearne, John W ^b   Handmer, John W ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

bushfire; decision making; forest fire; management science; operational research; wildland fire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861154770     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10129     Document Type: Review

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