Understanding wildfire vulnerability of residents in Teton County, Wyoming

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-118

  Kanclerz, Lucas ^a   DeChano Cook, Lisa M ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural disasters; Risk perception; United States of America; Wildfire vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878233682     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653561311325262     Document Type: Article

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