Understanding and influencing urban residents' knowledge about wildland management in Austin, Texas

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-51

  Martin, Laura E ^a   Sorice, Michael G ^a   Kreuter, Urs P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Environmental education; Environmental outreach; Exurban residents; Information channels; Urban rural interface; Wildland management; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874278865     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0177-4     Document Type: Article

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