Adapting to Wildfire: Rebuilding After Home Loss

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 839-856

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

^a Rocky Mountain Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; community; fire adapted communities; hazard; rebuilding; wildfire; WUI

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HOMEOWNER; RECONSTRUCTION; RISK PERCEPTION; WILDFIRE;

BOULDER; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938421170     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2015.1014596     Document Type: Article

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