Insights Into Wildfire Mitigation Decisions Among Wildland-Urban Interface Residents
Authors: Brenkert-Smith, Hannah1; Champ, Patricia2; Flores, Nicholas3
Source: Society and Natural Resources, Volume 19, Number 8, September 2006 , pp. 759-768(10)
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Abstract:
In-depth interviews conducted with homeowners in five Colorado wildland-urban interface communities reveal that the homeowners face difficult decisions regarding the reduction of wildfire risk. Rather than seeing risk reduction as straightforward, homeowners appear to be involved in a complex decision-making process with social considerations. The interviews shed light on the social context in which homeowners make wildfire mitigation decisions, participants' perceptions of how the biophysical landscape near their residences affects mitigation, and participants' perceptions of wildfire mitigation options.Keywords: fuels treatment; homeowners; mitigation; wildfire risk; wildland-urban interface
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/08941920600801207
Affiliations: 1: Department of Sociology, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA 2: U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 3: Department of Economics, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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