Comparing fire protection and improvement values at four major us national parks and assessing the potential for generalized value categories

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Rideout, D ^a   Loomis, J ^a   Ziesler, P ^a   Wei, Y ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Grand Canyon; Rocky Mountain; Sequoia Kings Canyon; Value Elicitation; Wildland Fire; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DISTURBANCE; GRAND CANYONS; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SEQUOIA-KINGS CANYON; VALUE ELICITATIONS; WILDLAND FIRE; YELLOWSTONES;

FORESTRY;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECONOMIC THEORY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VALUATION; WILDFIRE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FIRE PROTECTION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; GRAND CANYON; KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 85010858909     PISSN: 20419031     EISSN: 2041904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V2-N1-1-12     Document Type: Article

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