Journal article
Accommodating non-market values in evaluation of wildfire management in the United States: Challenges and opportunities
International Journal of Wildland Fire, Vol.20(3), pp.327-339
2011
Abstract
Forests in the United States generate many non-market benefits for society that can be enhanced and diminished by wildfire and wildfire management. The Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (1995, updated 2001), and subsequent Guidance to the Implementation of that policy provided in 2009, require fire management priorities be set on the basis of values to be protected (including natural and cultural resources), costs of protection, and natural resource management objectives (including beneficial fire effects). Implementation of this policy is challenging because those charged with executing the policy have limited information about the value that society places on non-market goods and services at risk. This paper reviews the challenges of accommodating non-market values affected by wildfire in social costbenefit analysis and proposes an economic research agendum to support more efficient management of wildfire in the United States. © IAWF 2011.
Details
- Title
- Accommodating non-market values in evaluation of wildfire management in the United States: Challenges and opportunities
- Authors
- Tyron J Venn (Author) - University of MontanaD E Calkin (Author) - US Forest Service
- Publication details
- International Journal of Wildland Fire, Vol.20(3), pp.327-339
- Publisher
- C S I R O Publishing
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1071/WF09095
- ISSN
- 1049-8001
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449584502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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