Social science research related to wildfire management
An overview of recent findings and future research needs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23320171 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Mccaffrey (0000-0002-2549-7784, ANorthern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 1033 University Place, #360, Evanston, IL 60626, USA., corresponding author), Eric Toman (0000-0002-9736-2459, BSchool of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 316C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.), Melanie Stidham (CDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.), Bruce Shindler (CDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-24 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Wildland Fire (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-8001 • E-ISSN: 1448-5516 |
| Publisher | CSIRO Publishing (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.1071/wf11115 |
| OpenAlex | W2128905206 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 72 |
| References cited | 66 |
As with other aspects of natural-resource management, the approach to managing wildland fires has evolved over time as scientific understanding has advanced and the broader context surrounding management decisions has changed. Prior to 2000 the primary focus of most fire research was on the physical and ecological aspects of fire; social science research was limited to a small number of studies. However, as more people moved into fire-prone areas interest grew in understanding relevant social dynamics. This growing interest was supported by increased funding for fire research overall with the creation of the Joint Fire Science Program in 1998 and the National Fire Plan in 2000. In subsequent years, a significant body of research has developed on the human dimensions of wildland fire covering diverse topics including: attitudes towards pre-fire mitigation, social acceptability of fire and fuels management, community preparedness, public response during fires, citizen–agency communications and post-fire recovery. This paper reports on two aspects of a Joint Fire Science Program project intended to take stock of the key social science lessons provided to date: a basic review of findings in the non-economic fire social science literature and identification of future research needs.
Agency (philosophy) · Context (archaeology) · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems
“Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til it’s Gone”
Uncovering the perception regarding wildfires of residents with different characteristics
Exploring Perspectives on Public Land Management in Rural Montana and Idaho
Climate change beliefs and forest management in eastern Oregon
Evaluating pathways to social and ecological landscape resilience
A Burning Problem
Where you stand depends on where you sit
Fire Hazards
Learning to coexist with wildfire
Adapt to more wildfire in western North American forests as climate changes
Fires that matter
A systematic review of human behavioral response to wildfire smoke
Policy narratives in forest fire management
Integrating social science research into wildland fire management
Progress and landscape of disaster science
Identifying the priorities in nursing research on disaster management
Wildfire recovery as a “hot moment” for creating fire-adapted communities
Rebuilding after wildfires
Conceptualising and measuring householder bushfire (wildfire) risk perception
Political orientation shapes attitudes to fuel management in the wildfire disaster prone island of Tasmania, Australia
Adapting whilst recovering
Disaster recovery gentrification in post-wildfire landscapes
Remembering the Past, Anticipating the Future
Predicting self-evacuation in Australian bushfire
Influences on stakeholder support for a wildfire early warning system in a UK protected area
Integrative complexity, beliefs, and attitudes
Forest fire causes and prevention strategies in Portugal
Self-efficacy toward prescribed burning among female and male family forest landowners in Georgia, US
Awareness and adoption of FireSmart Canada
Understanding acceptability of fuel management to reduce wildfire risk
Promises and dilemmas in forest fire management decision-making
Civil society engaged in wildfires
Agencies, educators, communities and wildfire
Wildfire preparedness, community cohesion and social–ecological systems
Are wildfire risk mitigators more prepared to evacuate? Insights from communities in the Western United States
Social, Institutional, and Psychological Factors Affecting Wildfire Incident Decision Making
Adapting to Wildfire
Relationships to Bushfire among Residents Who Do Not Typically Participate in Community Engagement in Victoria, Australia
The Community Economic Impacts of Large Wildfires
Hunter and Non-Hunter Perceptions of Costs, Benefits, and Likelihood of Outcomes of Prescribed Fire in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Wildland–Urban Interface Residents’ Relationships with Wildfire
Homesick for Something That’s Never Going to Be Again”
Displacement after the Camp Fire
Factors Influencing the Development of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations
Thinking about Fuel Management
My Place or Yours? Using Spatial Frames to Understand the Role of Place in Forest Management Conflicts
Managed Wildfire
Applying Novel Visitation Models using Diverse Social Media to Understand Recreation Change after Wildfire and Site Closure
Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff’
Determinants of residential Firewise behaviors in Central Oregon
Community Disaster Recovery
Mapping Fire Management
Wildfire risk information sources and the acceptability of fuels treatments near select WUI communities in the Western United States
Factors influencing support for bat management and conservation in the wildland-urban interface
Social Capital in State Prescribed Burn Networks
Making the landscape “home”
Meta-analyses of factors motivating climate change adaptation behaviour
The political ecology of wildfire
Pathways to subsistence management in Alaska national parks
After the flames then what? exploring the linkages between wildfires and household food security in the northern Savannah of Ghana
Asking for a Disaster
Fire Management in a Natural Protected Area
Domestic fire risk
Understanding the heterogeneity of social preferences for fire prevention management
Pursuing productivity gains and risk reduction in a multi-hazard landscape
Post-wildfire rebuilding and new development in California indicates minimal adaptation to fire risk
Patterns of preference and practice
Expanding Wildfire Research with Insights from Green Criminology
Social Science/Natural Science Perspectives on Wildfire and Climate Change
Burning anticipation
The role of coalitions in disaster policymaking
Staring at the Sun during Wildfire Season
What Motivates Individuals to Protect Themselves from Risks
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
“It's just a natural way of life…” an investigation of wildfire preparedness in rural Australia
Households, forests, and fire hazard vulnerability in the American West
Completion of recommended WUI fire mitigation measures within urban households in Edmonton, Canada
Comparing the value of fuel treatment options in northern Colorado's urban and wildland–urban interface areas
Insights Into Wildfire Mitigation Decisions Among Wildland–Urban Interface Residents
Homeowner Perspectives on Fire Hazard, Responsibility, and Management Strategies at the Wildland-Urban Interface
Thinking of Wildfire as a Natural Hazard
Fire and Fuel Management Communication Strategies
Wildfire Policy and Fire Use on Public Lands in the United States
Geographic Variation in Social Acceptability of Wildland Fuels Management in the Western United States
Fire as a Galvanizing and Fragmenting Influence on Communities
Community Activeness in Response to Forest Disturbance in Alaska
Understanding Place Meanings on the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana
Framing the Need for Active Management for Wildfire Mitigation and Forest Restoration
Decision Processes for Multijurisdictional Planning and Management
The Look of the Land
Evaluating the application of collaborative learning to the Wenatchee fire recovery planning effort
The West in Flames
Adaptive Policy Design for the Management of Wildfire Hazards
| Unique citing works | 72 |
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| Citations per year | 5,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |