Wildfire policy [electronic resource] : law and economics perspectives / edited by Karen M. Bradshaw and Dean Lueck.

Contributor(s): Bradshaw, Karen | Lueck, Dean | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : RFF Press, 2012Description: xvi, 207 p. : illISBN: 0203153049 (electronic bk.); 9780203153048 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Wildfires -- Law and legislation -- United States | Wildfires -- Economic aspects -- United States | Wildfires -- United States -- Prevention and control | Wildfires -- Prevention and control -- Government policy -- United States | Wildfires -- Australia -- Prevention and controlGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.37/9 LOC classification: SD421.3 | .W537 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Common law liability for fire : a conceptual, historical, and economic analysis / Richard A. Epstein -- Property and fire / Thomas W. Merrill -- Fuel for the fire : liability and the economics of wildfire risk / Jonathan Yoder -- Economics and the organization of wildfire suppression / Dean Lueck -- Norms of fire suppression among public and private landowners / Karen M. Bradshaw -- The political economy of wildfire management : saving forests, saving houses, or burning money / Sarah E. Anderson and Terry L. Anderson -- When "smoke isn't smoke" : missteps in air quality regulation of wildfire smoke / Kirsten Engel and Andrew Reeves -- Private and public provision of firefighting services in rural Australia / Jeff Bennett -- Fire suppression policy, whether, and western wildland fire trends : an empirical analysis / Jason Scott Johnston and Jonathan Klick -- In harm's way : homeowner behavior and wildland fire policy / Carolyn Kousky, Sheila Olmstead, and Roger Sedjo.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Common law liability for fire : a conceptual, historical, and economic analysis / Richard A. Epstein -- Property and fire / Thomas W. Merrill -- Fuel for the fire : liability and the economics of wildfire risk / Jonathan Yoder -- Economics and the organization of wildfire suppression / Dean Lueck -- Norms of fire suppression among public and private landowners / Karen M. Bradshaw -- The political economy of wildfire management : saving forests, saving houses, or burning money / Sarah E. Anderson and Terry L. Anderson -- When "smoke isn't smoke" : missteps in air quality regulation of wildfire smoke / Kirsten Engel and Andrew Reeves -- Private and public provision of firefighting services in rural Australia / Jeff Bennett -- Fire suppression policy, whether, and western wildland fire trends : an empirical analysis / Jason Scott Johnston and Jonathan Klick -- In harm's way : homeowner behavior and wildland fire policy / Carolyn Kousky, Sheila Olmstead, and Roger Sedjo.

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