The value of assessing public perceptions: Wildland fire and defensible space

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Monroe, Martha C ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84896692919     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15330150490472781     Document Type: Article

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