The state of development of fire management decision support systems in America and Europe

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-55

  Mavsar, Robert ^a   González Cabán, Armando ^b   Varela, Elsa ^a  

^a European Forest Institute Mediterranean Regional Office (EFIMED)   (Spain)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Americas; Decision support systems; Economic efficiency; Europe; Fire management

Indexed keywords

AMERICAS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT POLICY; SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMICS;

FIRES;

AMERICA; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FOREST FIRES;

EID: 84875583938     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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