Guy R. McPherson, Sara E. Jensen

Living with Fire

Fire Ecology and Policy for the Twenty-first Century

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Produktbeschreibung

"Living with Fire is a breath of fresh air that does an excellent job highlighting the many misconceptions associated with wildland fire. The clarity with which the authors emphasize two key concepts--the importance of weather in wildfires and why the 'one-size-fits-all' perspective of fuel modification is counterproductive--is enough to make this book required reading for anyone dealing with wildfire."--Richard Halsey, author of Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California "Jensen and McPherson do an excellent job of explaining common misconceptions about fire, the fundamental basis for failed fire policy, and how incentives for continuing traditional fire prevention approaches underlie many of today's problems. Living with Fire makes the case that a significant overhaul of policy and management approaches will be needed if we are to coexist better with fire."--Dennis C. Odion, Southern Oregon University

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 148mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9780520255890
• ISBN-10: 0520255895
• Artikelnr.: 23844451

Autorenporträt

Sara E. Jensen is Private Lands Conservation Associate with Defenders of Wildlife. Guy R. McPherson, Professor of Natural Resources and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, is author of Applied Ecology and Natural Resource Management among other books.