Fire Social Science Research from the Pacific Southwest Research Station
Author: Deborah J. Chavez
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2010-10
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1437926193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFire events often have a large impact on recreation and tourism, yet these issues had not been addressed from a social science perspective. There are three distinct lines of research to address: examine values/attitudes and behaviors of recreation residence owners and year-round residents in the wildland-urban interface; examine recreationistsÂż perceptions about fire suppression and postfire forest health issues; and examine perceptions and beliefs about recreation activities and impacts to fire-prone ecosystems in the wildland-urban interface. This report includes 17 of these studies grouped into four major topical headings: recreation use research, commun. research, program eval. and interface residents research, and trust research. Charts and tables.