Places where wildfire potential and social vulnerability coincide in the coterminous United States

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 896-908

  Wigtil, Gabriel ^a   Hammer, Roger B ^a   Kline, Jeffrey D ^b   Mockrin, Miranda H ^c   Stewart, Susan I ^d   Roper, Daniel ^a   Radeloff, Volker C ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental hazards; socioeconomic conditions; urban interface.; wildfire policy; wildland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982913038     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF15109     Document Type: Article

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