Rebuilding and new housing development after wildfire

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 138-149

  Alexandre, Patricia M ^a   Mockrin, Miranda H ^b   Stewart, Susan I ^a   Hammer, Roger B ^c   Radeloff, Volker C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

building digitalisation; fire perimeters; fire adapted communities; post wildfire community response; rebuilding patterns; wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922433656     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13197     Document Type: Article

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