From the contents- 1. An Introduction to the Economics of Forest Disturbance.- 2. Forest Economics, Natural Disturbances and the New Ecology.- 3. Natural Disturbance Production Functions.- 4. Statistical Analysis of Large Wildfires.- 5. The Production of Large and Small Wildfires.- 6. Climatology for Wildfire Management.- 7. Wildland Arson Management.- 8. Designing Economic Impact Assessments for USFS Wildfire Programs.- 9. Timber Salvage Economics.- 10. Wildfire and the Economic Value of Wilderness Recreation.- 11. Forest Disturbance Impacts on Residential Property Values.- 12. Contingent Valuation of Fuel Hazard Reduction Treatments.- 13. Analyzing Trade-offs between Fuels Management, Suppression, and Damages from Wildfire.- 14. A Review of State and Local Regulation for Wildfire Mitigation.- 15. Economic Analysis of Federal Wildfire Management Programs.- 16. Incentives and Wildfire Management in the United States.- 17. Forecasting Wildfire Suppression Expenditures for the United States Forest Service.
EAN/ISBN : 9781402043703
Publisher(s): Springer Netherlands
Discussed keywords: Wald
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Holmes, Thomas P. - Prestemon, Jeffrey P. - Abt, Karen L.