Miranda H Mockrin
Biographic Data
| ID | 312632 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miranda H Mockrin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miranda H |
| FAMILY NAME | Mockrin |
| SIGNATURE | MOCKRIN M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Research Station |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1158-3833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Flashpoints between wildfire recovery & mitigation in northern California
Balancing development and forest conservation
We use a unique dataset of land parcels and forest cover, before and after subdivision development, to examine outcomes of Maryland’s Forest Conservation Act (FCA). Focusing on the spatial configuration of homes and forests, we compare subdivisions created before and after FCA implementation in 1993. We found minimal impacts of FCA on forest outcomes we considered: houses were as likely to be built in forest before and after FCA, and forest metri…
Fire risk in a warming world
Local government perspectives on housing buyouts in New York after Hurricane Sandy
Understanding government experience with hazard buyouts can enhance future efforts. We conducted a study of state and local government perspectives about buyouts after Hurricane Sandy in the New York area, including three jurisdictions that participated in buyouts and two that did not. Respondents differentiated outcomes for buyout participants, which they saw as financially beneficial, and outcomes for residents remaining, including limited open…
Changes to Rural Migration in the Covid-19 Pandemic☆
Media stories highlighted accounts of migration away from city centers towards more rural destinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but systematic research about how the pandemic changed migration in more rural destinations is only starting to emerge. This paper relies on U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to describe whether and how established domestic migration systems changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on differences acro…
The extent of buildings in wildland vegetation of the conterminous U.S. and the potential for conservation in and near National Forest private inholdings
Growth of the wildland-urban interface within and around U.S. National Forests and Grasslands, 1990–2010
Expanding wildland-urban interface alters forest structure and landscape context in the northern United States
The wildland-urban interface (WUI), where housing intermingles with wildland vegetation, is the fastest-growing land use type in the United States. Given the ecological and social benefits of forest ecosystems, there is a growing need to more fully understand how such development alters the landscape context and structure of these WUI forests. In a space-for-time analysis we utilized land cover data, forest inventory plots, and housing density da…
A Tale of Two Fires
In recent decades, wildfires have destroyed growing numbers of homes in the United States. Wildfire recovery has emerged as a critical time to reduce future vulnerability, yet we lack knowledge of how rebuilding efforts unfold over time, and are shaped by resident and housing characteristics, land use planning, and government regulations. We used a case study approach to document housing recovery a decade post-event for the Highway 31 fire in sub…
Post-wildfire rebuilding and new development in California indicates minimal adaptation to fire risk
Wildfire recovery as a “hot moment” for creating fire-adapted communities
After the fire
Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk
Significance When houses are built close to forests or other types of natural vegetation, they pose two problems related to wildfires. First, there will be more wildfires due to human ignitions. Second, wildfires that occur will pose a greater risk to lives and homes, they will be hard to fight, and letting natural fires burn becomes impossible. We examined the number of houses that have been built since 1990 in the United States in or near natur…
Adapting to Wildfire
Wildfire management now emphasizes fire-adapted communities that coexist with wildfires, although it is unclear how communities will progress to this goal. Hazards research suggests that response to wildfire—specifically, rebuilding after fire—may be a crucial opportunity for homeowner and community adaptation. We explore rebuilding after the 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire from Boulder, CO, that destroyed 165 homes, to better understand individual and…
Spatial and temporal residential density patterns from 1940 to 2000 in and around the Northern Forest of the Northeastern United States
Changes to Rural Migration in the Covid-19 Pandemic☆
Media stories highlighted accounts of migration away from city centers towards more rural destinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but systematic research about how the pandemic changed migration in more rural destinations is only starting to emerge. This paper relies on U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to describe whether and how established domestic migration systems changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on differences acro…
Adapting to Wildfire
Wildfire management now emphasizes fire-adapted communities that coexist with wildfires, although it is unclear how communities will progress to this goal. Hazards research suggests that response to wildfire—specifically, rebuilding after fire—may be a crucial opportunity for homeowner and community adaptation. We explore rebuilding after the 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire from Boulder, CO, that destroyed 165 homes, to better understand individual and…
Spatial and temporal residential density patterns from 1940 to 2000 in and around the Northern Forest of the Northeastern United States
Spatial and temporal residential density patterns from 1940 to 2000 in and around the Northern Forest of the Northeastern United States
Adapting to Wildfire
Wildfire management now emphasizes fire-adapted communities that coexist with wildfires, although it is unclear how communities will progress to this goal. Hazards research suggests that response to wildfire—specifically, rebuilding after fire—may be a crucial opportunity for homeowner and community adaptation. We explore rebuilding after the 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire from Boulder, CO, that destroyed 165 homes, to better understand individual and…
Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk
Significance When houses are built close to forests or other types of natural vegetation, they pose two problems related to wildfires. First, there will be more wildfires due to human ignitions. Second, wildfires that occur will pose a greater risk to lives and homes, they will be hard to fight, and letting natural fires burn becomes impossible. We examined the number of houses that have been built since 1990 in the United States in or near natur…
Wildfire recovery as a “hot moment” for creating fire-adapted communities
After the fire
Post-wildfire rebuilding and new development in California indicates minimal adaptation to fire risk
Growth of the wildland-urban interface within and around U.S. National Forests and Grasslands, 1990–2010
Expanding wildland-urban interface alters forest structure and landscape context in the northern United States
The wildland-urban interface (WUI), where housing intermingles with wildland vegetation, is the fastest-growing land use type in the United States. Given the ecological and social benefits of forest ecosystems, there is a growing need to more fully understand how such development alters the landscape context and structure of these WUI forests. In a space-for-time analysis we utilized land cover data, forest inventory plots, and housing density da…
A Tale of Two Fires
In recent decades, wildfires have destroyed growing numbers of homes in the United States. Wildfire recovery has emerged as a critical time to reduce future vulnerability, yet we lack knowledge of how rebuilding efforts unfold over time, and are shaped by resident and housing characteristics, land use planning, and government regulations. We used a case study approach to document housing recovery a decade post-event for the Highway 31 fire in sub…
The extent of buildings in wildland vegetation of the conterminous U.S. and the potential for conservation in and near National Forest private inholdings
Balancing development and forest conservation
We use a unique dataset of land parcels and forest cover, before and after subdivision development, to examine outcomes of Maryland’s Forest Conservation Act (FCA). Focusing on the spatial configuration of homes and forests, we compare subdivisions created before and after FCA implementation in 1993. We found minimal impacts of FCA on forest outcomes we considered: houses were as likely to be built in forest before and after FCA, and forest metri…
Fire risk in a warming world
Local government perspectives on housing buyouts in New York after Hurricane Sandy
Understanding government experience with hazard buyouts can enhance future efforts. We conducted a study of state and local government perspectives about buyouts after Hurricane Sandy in the New York area, including three jurisdictions that participated in buyouts and two that did not. Respondents differentiated outcomes for buyout participants, which they saw as financially beneficial, and outcomes for residents remaining, including limited open…
Changes to Rural Migration in the Covid-19 Pandemic☆
Media stories highlighted accounts of migration away from city centers towards more rural destinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but systematic research about how the pandemic changed migration in more rural destinations is only starting to emerge. This paper relies on U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to describe whether and how established domestic migration systems changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on differences acro…
Flashpoints between wildfire recovery & mitigation in northern California
Geography (13 works) · Environmental Science (11 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Fire effects on ecosystems (9 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (8 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (5 works) · Environmental protection (4 works)