Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning, and Policy

Download or read book Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning, and Policy written by Armando González Cabán and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers these topics: regional, national, and global vision of forest fires: common problems and approaches, theory and models for strategic fire planning, economic analysis and modeling for fire mgmt., forest fires and sustainable forest mgmt., public policies and forest mgmt., hazardous fuels treatment, wildland fire use and fire suppression activities, examples of fire mgmt. plans and strategic fire resource allocation, and a round table on the role of international organizations in forest fire solutions. Representatives from international organizations with fire protection responsibilities in 12 countries presented and discussed their experiences on the same issues. Charts and tables.