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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : RFF Press, 2012.Description: xvi, 207 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780203153048 (e-book : PDF)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Common law liability for fire : a conceptual, historical, and economic analysis / Richard A. Epstein -- 2. Property and fire / Thomas W. Merrill -- 3. Fuel for the fire : liability and the economics of wildfire risk / Jonathan Yoder -- 4. Economics and the organization of wildfire suppression / Dean Lueck -- 5. Norms of fire suppression among public and private landowners / Karen M. Bradshaw -- 6. The political economy of wildfire management : saving forests, saving houses, or burning money / Sarah E. Anderson and Terry L. Anderson -- 7. When "smoke isn't smoke" : missteps in air quality regulation of wildfire smoke / Kirsten Engel and Andrew Reeves -- 8. Private and public provision of firefighting services in rural Australia / Jeff Bennett -- 9. Fire suppression policy, weather, and western wildland fire trends : an empirical analysis / Jason Scott Johnston and Jonathan Klick -- 10. 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.

1. Common law liability for fire : a conceptual, historical, and economic analysis / Richard A. Epstein -- 2. Property and fire / Thomas W. Merrill -- 3. Fuel for the fire : liability and the economics of wildfire risk / Jonathan Yoder -- 4. Economics and the organization of wildfire suppression / Dean Lueck -- 5. Norms of fire suppression among public and private landowners / Karen M. Bradshaw -- 6. The political economy of wildfire management : saving forests, saving houses, or burning money / Sarah E. Anderson and Terry L. Anderson -- 7. When "smoke isn't smoke" : missteps in air quality regulation of wildfire smoke / Kirsten Engel and Andrew Reeves -- 8. Private and public provision of firefighting services in rural Australia / Jeff Bennett -- 9. Fire suppression policy, weather, and western wildland fire trends : an empirical analysis / Jason Scott Johnston and Jonathan Klick -- 10. In harm's way : homeowner behavior and wildland fire policy / Carolyn Kousky, Sheila Olmstead, and Roger Sedjo.

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