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U.S. wildfire governance as social-ecological problem by Steelman, Toddi

“…There are fundamental spatial and temporal disconnects between the specific policies that have been crafted to address our wildfire challenges. The biophysical…”
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Best practices in risk and crisis communication: Implications for natural hazards management by Steelman, Toddi A., McCaffrey, Sarah

“…As societies evolve, often the most appropriate response to the hazard must also evolve. However, such shifts in appropriate response to a hazard, whether at…”
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The Structure of Effective Governance of Disaster Response Networks: Insights From the Field by Nowell, Branda, Steelman, Toddi, Velez, Anne-Lise K., Yang, Zheng

“…There is significant debate about the appropriate governance structure in a disaster response. Complex disasters exhibit both networked and hierarchical…”
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Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology by Fischer, A Paige, Thomas A Spies, Toddi A Steelman, Cassandra Moseley, Bart R Johnson, John D Bailey, Alan A Ager, Patrick Bourgeron, Susan Charnley, Brandon M Collins, Jeffrey D Kline, Jessica E Leahy, Jeremy S Littell, James DA Millington, Max Nielsen‐Pincus, Christine S Olsen, Travis B Paveglio, Christopher I Roos, Michelle M Steen‐Adams, Forrest R Stevens, Jelena Vukomanovic, Eric M White, David MJS Bowman

“…Wildfire risk in temperate forests has become a nearly intractable problem that can be characterized as a socioecological “pathology”: that is, a set of…”
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What information do people use, trust, and find useful during a disaster? Evidence from five large wildfires by Steelman, Toddi A., McCaffrey, Sarah M., Velez, Anne-Lise Knox, Briefel, Jason Alexander

“…The communication system through which information flows during a disaster can be conceived of as a set of relationships among sources and recipients who are…”
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Conflict and Collaboration in Wildfire Management: The Role of Mission Alignment by Fleming, Casey J., McCartha, Emily B., Steelman, Toddi A.

“…Responding to large wildfires requires actors from multiple jurisdictions and multiple levels of government to work collaboratively. The missions and…”
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What Is Limiting More Flexible Fire Management--Public or Agency Pressure? by Steelman, Toddi A, McCaffrey, Sarah M

“…Conventional wisdom within American federal fire management agencies suggests that external influence such as community or political pressure for aggressive…”
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Damming Knowledge Flows: POWER as a Constraint on Knowledge Pluralism in River Flow Decision-making in the Saskatchewan River Delta by Andrews, Evan J., Reed, Maureen G., Jardine, Timothy D., Steelman, Toddi A.

“…Rivers and dams are increasingly contested venues where knowledge pluralism is critical for effective governance. To navigate change, decision-makers can adopt…”
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Understanding Information Exchange During Disaster Response: Methodological Insights From Infocentric Analysis by Steelman, Toddi A., Nowell, Branda, Bayoumi, Deena, McCaffrey, Sarah

“…We leverage economic theory, network theory, and social network analytical techniques to bring greater conceptual and methodological rigor to understand how…”
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Climate change and adaptive decision making: Responses from North Carolina coastal officials by Bulla, Brian R., Craig, Elizabeth A., Steelman, Toddi A.

“…While climate change is a global phenomenon, adaptive action starts at the local level. Understanding how local decision makers make sense of climate change…”
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A global outlook on increasing wildfire risk: Current policy situation and future pathways by Pandey, Pooja, Huidobro, Gabriela, Lopes, Luis Filipe, Ganteaume, Anne, Ascoli, Davide, Colaco, Conceição, Xanthopoulos, Gavriil, Giannaros, Theodore M., Gazzard, Rob, Boustras, Georgios, Steelman, Toddi, Charlton, Valerie, Ferguson, Euan, Kirschner, Judith, Little, Kerryn, Stoof, Cathelijne, Nikolakis, William, Fernández-Blanco, Carmen Rodriguez, Ribotta, Claudio, Lambrechts, Hugo, Fernandez, Mariña, Dossi, Simona

“…•The need for effective policies to mitigate the impacts of wildfires.•There is no one-size-fits-all solution, emphasizing the importance of tailored…”
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Identifying transformational space for transdisciplinarity: using art to access the hidden third by Steelman, Toddi A., Andrews, Evan, Baines, Sarah, Bharadwaj, Lalita, Bjornson, Emilie Rose, Bradford, Lori, Cardinal, Kendrick, Carriere, Gary, Fresque-Baxter, Jennifer, Jardine, Timothy D., MacColl, Ingrid, Macmillan, Stuart, Marten, Jocelyn, Orosz, Carla, Reed, Maureen G., Rose, Iain, Shmon, Karon, Shantz, Susan, Staples, Kiri, Strickert, Graham, Voyageur, Morgan

“…A challenge for transdisciplinary sustainability science is learning how to bridge diverse worldviews among collaborators in respectful ways. A temptation in…”
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Practicing the science of sustainability: the challenges of transdisciplinarity in a developing world context by Steelman, Toddi, Nichols, Elizabeth Guthrie, James, April, Bradford, Lori, Ebersöhn, Liesel, Scherman, Vanessa, Omidire, Funke, Bunn, David N., Twine, Wayne, McHale, Melissa R.

“…Questions related to how we practice sustainability science remain salient in the face of the failure to achieve broad-scale sustainability objectives…”
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Patterns of preference and practice: bridging actors in wildfire response networks in the American Northwest by Faas, A.J., Velez, Anne‐Lise K., FitzGerald, Clare, Nowell, Branda L., Steelman, Toddi A.

“…The roles of bridging actors in emergency response networks can be important to disaster response outcomes. This paper is based on an evaluation of wildfire…”
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Understanding what can be accomplished through interorganizational innovations The importance of typologies, context and management strategies by Mandell, Myrna, Steelman, Toddi

“…There has been increasing interest in collaborations, partnerships and networks as they have emerged as interorganizational innovations to address the…”
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Serving the Common Interest in U.S. Forest Policy: A Case Study of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act by Steelman, Toddi A, DuMond, Melissa Elefante

“…In the United States, the common interest often is conceived as a by-product of the pluralist, interest-group-driven democratic process. Special interests…”
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Mobilizing transdisciplinary sustainability science in place-based communities: Evaluating saliency, legitimacy, and credibility in northern Canada by Staples, Kiri, Fresque-Baxter, Jennifer, Andrews, Evan, Kelly, Erin, River and Delta Partnership, Slave, Steelman, Toddi

“…•Sustainability science practices and outputs are interpreted in the local context.•Relationships, perspectives, worldview, and history shape how research is…”
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Effective Protection of Open Space: Does Planning Matter by Steelman, Toddi A, Hess, George R

“…High quality plans are considered a crucial part of good land use planning and often used as a proxy measure for success in plan implementation and goal…”
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Same time, same place: analyzing temporal and spatial trends in urban metabolism using proximate counties in the North Carolina Triangle by Metzger, Alexander E, McHale, Melissa R, Hess, George R, Steelman, Toddi A

“…Urban ecosystems’ demands for energy and materials are rapidly growing, as is the burden of wastes produced in utilizing these resources. Current consumption…”
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Is Wildfire Policy in the United States Sustainable? by Steelman, T.A, Burke, C.A

“…Beginning in 2000, wildfire policy in the United States shifted from focusing almost exclusively on suppression to embracing multiple goals, including…”
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