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Spatial and temporal drivers of wildfire occurrence in the context of rural development in northern Wisconsin, USA

Miranda, Brian R.; Sturtevant, Brian R.; Stewart, Susan I.; Hammer, Roger B. (International Association of Wildland Fire, 2012-03)

Most drivers underlying wildfire are dynamic, but at different spatial and temporal scales. We quantified temporal and spatial trends in wildfire patterns over two spatial extents in northern Wisconsin to identify driver ...
To Act or Not to Act: Context, Capability, and Community Response to Environmental Risk

Wright, Rachel A.; Boudet, Hilary Schaffer (University of Chicago Press, 2012-11)

Social movement theory has rarely been tested with counterfactual cases, that is, instances in which movements do not emerge. Moreover, contemporary theories about political opportunity and resources often inadequately a ...