Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook

Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook
ISBN-10
1851094431
ISBN-13
9781851094431
Series
Forest Fires
Category
Science
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2005-05-23
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Philip Nori Omi

Description

From killer fires to ecosystem rehabilitation, an exhaustive survey exploring the ecological, social, and economic consequences of managing fires in U.S. wildland areas. Fire management involves protecting natural resources from fire but also using controlled burning for land management purposes. Who are the stewards of land management and the researchers who devote their entire careers studying fire? How are ecosystems restored after major fires? What are the economic ramifications and what assessment tools are available? Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook explores the historical, ecological, economic, and social dimensions of wildland combustion and their impacts in North America. Explaining how legislation and public perception have been shaped by historic fires and fire seasons, particular emphasis is placed on the summer of 2000 as a way of understanding and managing future fires.

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