Land Use and Wildfire: A Review of Local Interactions and Teleconnections

Type
Literature
Disaster Resources
Publication
Butsic, V.; Kelly, M.; Moritz, M.A. Land Use and Wildfire: A Review of Local Interactions and Teleconnections. Land 2015, 4, 140-156. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4010140
Year Published
2015
Organization
University of California, Berkeley
Description

This study discusses, "the role of fire and fire risk as a driver of land use change, the ways land use changes impact drivers of fire, and suggest that the integration of land use teleconnections into the fire/land use discussion can help us better understand and manage the complex interactions between fire and land use". It discusses California's fire and land management systems and local planning endeavors.

Contact Information
Dr. Van Butsic, vanbutsic@berkeley.edu