Living with fire : fire ecology and policy for the twenty-first century / Sara E. Jensen, Guy R. McPherson.

By:

Jensen, Sara E, 1978-

Contributor(s):

McPherson, Guy R. (Guy Randall), 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 180 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780520942516
0520942515
128175272X
9781281752727
9786611752729
6611752722

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Living with fireDDC classification:

363.37/9 22

LOC classification:

SD421

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Contents:

Introduction. Uncertainty and change -- Wildland fire in the West : the big picture -- Fanning the flames : human influences on fire regimes -- The failed state of fire suppression -- Logging the forests to save them -- Tools for living with fire -- Policy solutions.

Summary: Fire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in unacceptable ways. This volume explores the rich yet largely uncharted terrain at the intersection of fire policy, fire science, and fire management in order to find better ways of addressing this pressing dilemma. Written in clear language, it will help scientists, policy makers, and the general public, especially residents of fire-prone areas, better understand where we are today in regard to coping.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-168) and index.

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Fire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in unacceptable ways. This volume explores the rich yet largely uncharted terrain at the intersection of fire policy, fire science, and fire management in order to find better ways of addressing this pressing dilemma. Written in clear language, it will help scientists, policy makers, and the general public, especially residents of fire-prone areas, better understand where we are today in regard to coping.

English.

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