The Influence of Problem Definitions on Environmental Policy Change
A Comparative Study of the Yellowstone Wildfires
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6328286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nichole Fifer, Shannon K Orr (0000-0001-9455-241X) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 636-653 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psj.12035 |
| OpenAlex | W1527712079 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
In the summer of 1988, television viewers across the United States and Canada were transfixed by images of Yellowstone National Park seemingly consumed by flames as wildfires burned almost one million acres of land within the Greater Yellowstone Area. In the wake of the fires, the governments of the United States and Canada both reassessed their policy approaches to fire management and came to two very different conclusions. The purpose of this study is to explore how the wildfire problem was defined in Canada and the United States in the wake of the Yellowstone wildfires, why these definitions were so different, and what effects these different definitions have had on fire policy. As a subtext, this research also highlights the challenges inherent in science‐based decision making
Archaeology · Geography · National park · Political science · Subtext · Computer Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Policy Transfer and Learning · Risk Perception and Management
Look who's talking
Learning from Crisis
Agenda-setting and framing of policy solutions for forest pests in Canada and Sweden
Supporting a shift in wildfire management from fighting fires to thriving with fires
Rethinking wildfire management policy
Social Science/Natural Science Perspectives on Wildfire and Climate Change
The new public management
Fire in America
The Parliament of Canada
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Endangered Species Policy in Canada and the US
The Historical Logic of National Health Insurance
Canadian Environmental Policy
Federalism and Environmental Policy
American and Canadian National Park Agency Responses to Declining Visitation
Natural Resources and Canadian Federalism
Comparative Analyses of Canadian and American Environmental Policy
Continental Divide
Providing Intergenerational Goods
The Fate of National Health Insurance in Canada and the United States
Problem Definitions and Policy Contradictions
Paved With Political Intentions
The Politics of Blame Avoidance
Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas
Wildfire Management in the United States
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |