Search Results - "Carroll, Matthew S"
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Re-envisioning community-wildfire relations in the U.S. West as adaptive governance
Published in Ecology and society (01-09-2015)“…Prompted by a series of increasingly destructive, expensive, and highly visible wildfire crises in human communities across the globe, a robust body of…”
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Alternatives to evacuation during wildland fire: Exploring adaptive capacity in one Idaho community
Published in Environmental hazards (01-01-2010)“…The use of alternatives to evacuation during wildfire events continues to be an intensely debated strategy in the professional and policy circles of numerous…”
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"Evergreen and Charcoal Black": The Institutional and Organizational Development of the Washington Department of Natural Resources in the Era of Megafires
Published in Society & natural resources (02-04-2024)“…In Washington State in the US, the story of the Washington Department of Natural Resources' (WA DNR) work to manage increased wildfire threat and the resulting…”
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Local Community Agency and Vulnerability Influences on a Montana Wildfire
Published in Journal of forestry (08-03-2019)“…Abstract This case study explores the social dynamics surrounding a destructive wildfire in central Montana. We examine the settlement patterns and events that…”
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Categorizing the Social Context of the Wildland Urban Interface: Adaptive Capacity for Wildfire and Community “Archetypes”
Published in Forest science (01-04-2015)“…Understanding the local context that shapes collective response to wildfire risk continues to be a challenge for scientists and policymakers. This study…”
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Incorporating Social Diversity into Wildfire Management: Proposing “Pathways” for Fire Adaptation
Published in Forest science (01-10-2018)“…Existing research suggests that adoption or development of various wildfire management strategies may differ across communities. However, there have been few…”
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The “Strings Attached” to Community Difference and Potential Pathways to Fire Adaptiveness in the Wildland Urban Interface
Published in Journal of forestry (01-01-2021)“…Abstract This article identifies specific social characteristics in two wildland urban interface communities that may have significant impacts on the ability…”
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‘Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff’: The legacy and drivers of conflict surrounding wildfire suppression
Published in Journal of rural studies (01-10-2015)“…Existing research demonstrates that wildfire events can lead to conflict among local residents and outside professionals involved in wildfire management or…”
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Re-conceptualizing community in risk research
Published in Journal of risk research (03-07-2017)“…Community is an important concept for determining the factors that influence peoples' perceptions of and actions surrounding risk. However, there are multiple…”
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Understanding Social Complexity Within the Wildland–Urban Interface: A New Species of Human Habitation?
Published in Environmental management (New York) (01-06-2009)“…The lack of knowledge regarding social diversity in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) or an in-depth understanding of the ways people living there interact to…”
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For the Love of the Land: Generational Land Transfer and the Future of Family Forests in Western Washington State, USA
Published in Small-scale forestry (01-03-2016)“…There is increasing concern that a major factor influencing the loss of forestland in Washington State is the lack of successful generational transfer of…”
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Nontribal Community Recovery from Wildfire Five Years Later: The Case of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire
Published in Society & natural resources (01-07-2011)“…Recent literature suggests that natural disasters such as wildfires often have the short-term effect of "bringing people together" while also under some…”
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Wildfire evacuation and its alternatives in a post-Black Saturday landscape: Catchy slogans and cautionary tales
Published in Environmental hazards (01-03-2012)“…Prior to 2009 the United States and Australia were seeing increased interest, implementation and research support for alternatives to evacuation during…”
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Alternatives to Evacuation-Protecting Public Safety during Wildland Fire
Published in Journal of forestry (01-03-2008)“…Remaining inside fire-safe structures or at designated safety zones to actively defend against wildland fire events is an underrepresented area of scholarship…”
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Earth, Wind, and Fire: Wildfire Risk Perceptions in a Hurricane-Prone Environment
Published in Society & natural resources (02-11-2014)“…Wildfire is one of several potential disturbances that could have extraordinary impacts on individuals and communities in fire-prone areas. In this article we…”
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Fanning the Flames? Media Coverage during Wildfire Events and its Relation to Broader Societal Understandings of the Hazard
Published in Human ecology review (01-07-2011)“…News media are an important source of information that the public uses to collectively define and respond to wildfire. Yet research on this topic rarely…”
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Land Development Patterns and Adaptive Capacity for Wildfire: Three Examples from Florida
Published in Journal of forestry (01-05-2013)“…"Fire-adapted" human communities have been promoted as essential for decreasing the costs of wildfire suppression while enhancing the ability of human…”
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Exploring the Social Characteristics of Adaptive Capacity for Wildfire: Insights from Flathead County, Montana
Published in Human ecology review (2012)“…The increasing threat caused by wildfire in the United States has spurred the development of a number of policies and programs that encourage communities to…”
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Donald R. Field: Right Man in the Right Job at the Right Time
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Symbolic Meanings of Wildland Fire: A Study of Residents in the U.S. Inland Northwest
Published in Society & natural resources (01-01-2011)“…This study uses symbolic interactionism as a basis for understanding the salience and fundamental meanings of wildland fire to wildland-urban interface (WUI)…”
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