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The Impact of Residential Development Pattern on Wildland Fire Suppression Expenditures

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  • Anna M. Clark
  • Benjamin S. Rashford
  • Donald M. McLeod
  • Scott N. Lieske
  • Roger H. Coupal
  • Shannon E. Albeke

Abstract

Despite a growing body of literature on the economics of wildland fire suppression, the effect of development pattern in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has received only cursory treatment. We model the relationship between fire suppression expenditures and the spatial pattern of residential development using data from 281 fires in the northern Rocky Mountains. We find that the effect of WUI development on suppression expenditures is dependent on the spatial pattern of development. Our results suggest that policies to control the spatial pattern of WUI development can be nearly as effective as policies that completely restrict WUI development.

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  • Anna M. Clark & Benjamin S. Rashford & Donald M. McLeod & Scott N. Lieske & Roger H. Coupal & Shannon E. Albeke, 2016. "The Impact of Residential Development Pattern on Wildland Fire Suppression Expenditures," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 92(4), pages 656-678.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:92:y:2016:i:4:p:656-678
    Note: DOI: 10.3368/le.92.4.656
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    Cited by:

    1. Kim, Yeon-Su & Rodrigues, Marcos & Robinne, François-Nicolas, 2021. "Economic drivers of global fire activity: A critical review using the DPSIR framework," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    2. Paveglio, Travis B. & Stasiewicz, Amanda M. & Edgeley, Catrin M., 2021. "Understanding support for regulatory approaches to wildfire management and performance of property mitigations on private lands," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).

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    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry

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