Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook

摘要: From killer fires to ecosystem rehabilitation, an exhaustive survey exploring the ecological, social, and economic consequences of managing in U.S. wildland areas. Fire management involves protecting natural resources from fire but also using controlled burning for land purposes. Who are stewards researchers who devote their entire careers studying fire? How ecosystems restored after major fires? What ramifications what assessment tools available? Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook explores historical, economic, social dimensions combustion impacts North America. Explaining how legislation public perception have been shaped by historic seasons, particular emphasis is placed on summer 2000 as a way understanding future fires. Provides detailed chronology events, legislative acts, policy controversies, precedents United States, illustrating discussed reflect continuation trends established 20th century before Includes biographies past present forest leaders, scientists, academicians, makers