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Social science at the wildland-urban interface: 2000-2010 Annotated Bibliography

Creator:: Toman, Eric, Stidham, Melanie, McCaffrey, Sarah, and Shindler, Bruce
Abstract:: As part of a larger project funded by the Joint Fire Science Program, this annotated bibliography and accompanying subject area guide were created to support development of a compendium of social science research findings from 2000 – 2010 related to fire-adapted communities. In total, 242 articles were selected for analysis.
Resource Type:: Other and Technical Report
Full Text:: . 1 Toman, Eric; Stidham, Melanie; McCaffrey, Sarah; Shindler, Bruce. 2012. Social science at the

Social science research related to wildfire management: an overview of recent findings and future research needs

Creator:: McCaffrey, Sarah, Toman, Eric, Stidham, Melanie, and Shindler, Bruce
Abstract:: 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;...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: management: an overview of recent findings and future research needs Sarah McCaffreyA,D, Eric TomanB

Public Acceptance of Wildland Fire and Fuel Management: Panel Responses in Seven Locations

Creator:: Toman, Eric, Shindler, Bruce, McCaffrey, Sarah, and Bennett, James
Abstract:: Wildland fire affects both public and private resources throughout the United States. A century of fire suppression has contributed to changing ecological conditions and accumulated fuel loads. Managers have used a variety of approaches to address these conditions and reduce the likelihood of wildland fires that may result in adverse...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Fuel Management: Panel Responses in Seven Locations Eric Toman • Bruce Shindler • Sarah McCaffrey

Policy tools to encourage community-level defensible space in the United States: A tale of six communities

Creator:: Stidham, Melanie, McCaffrey, Sarah, Toman, Eric, and Shindler, Bruce
Abstract:: Within the wildland-urban interface (WUI), wildfire risk contains both individual and collective components. The likelihood that a particular home will be threatened by wildfire in any given year is low, but at a broader scale the likelihood that a home somewhere in the WUI will be threatened is substantially higher....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: defensible space in the United States: A tale of six communities Stidham, M., McCaffrey, S., Toman, E

Collaborating for Healthy Forests and Communities: A Guide for Building Partnerships Among Diverse Interests

Creator:: Shindler, Bruce, Gordon, Ryan, McCaffrey, Sarah, and Toman, Eric
Abstract:: There are many reasons for building an alliance among agencies and citizens in forest and rangeland communities. In the big picture, the purpose is primarily to reach decisions that are objectively better. Essentially, the quality of decisions is improved by a multi-agency effort that includes a role for citizens and...
Resource Type:: Video and Technical Report

Longitudinal Social Science Research in Natural Resource Communities: Lessons and Considerations

Creator:: Stidham, Melanie, Olsen, Christine, Toman, Eric, Frederick, Stacey, McCaffrey, Sarah, and Shindler, Bruce
Abstract:: The majority of social science research is cross-sectional in nature, with data collected at a single point in time. However, social systems are dynamic and many of the variables of interest to social scientists may change over time. Longitudinal research methods enable data collection at two or more points in...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , Corvallis, Oregon, USA SARAH MCCAFFREY USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Evanston, Illinois

Trust: A Planning Guide for Wildfire Agencies and Practitioners—An International Collaboration Drawing on Research and Management Experience in Australia, Canada, and the United States

Creator:: Shindler, Bruce, Olsen, Christine, McCaffrey, Sarah, McFarlane, Bonita, Christianson, Amy, McGee, Tara, Curtis, Allan, and Sharp, Emily
Abstract:: This planning guide is the outcome of an international collaboration of researchers and practitioners/field managers working in communities at risk of wildfire in three countries. Initially, the team of social scientists from Australia, Canada, and the United States utilized the collective research literature to examine factors that influence stakeholder trust....
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Bruce Shindler and Christine Olsen College of Forestry Oregon State University Oregon, USA Sarah

No One Cares What Color The Fire Truck Is: A Case Study of Interagency Cooperation In Fire Management in Central Oregon

Creator:: Gregory, Sarah
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to identify the aspects of successful collaboration within an inter-organizational context. This essay is a case study of a tightly niched network of fire chiefs in central Oregon situated within multiple contiguous boundaries of federal and state agencies, county and municipal governments, industrial forests,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Sarah E. Gregory MPP Essay submitted to Oregon State University In

A Burning Problem: Social Dynamics of Disaster Risk Reduction through Wildfire Mitigation

Creator:: Charnley, Susan, Poe, Melissa R., Ager, Alan A., Spies, Thomas A., Platt, Emily K., and Olsen, Keith A.
Abstract:: Disasters result from hazards affecting vulnerable people. Most disasters research by anthropologists focuses on vulnerability; this article focuses on natural hazards. We use the case of wildfire mitigation on United States Forest Service lands in the northwestern United States to examine social, political, and economic variables at multiple scales that...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: broadly (McCaffrey 2004). Moreover, if disasters result from hazards affecting vulnerable people (Wisner

The Deschutes Formation: evidence of extension-enhanced explosivity in the early High Cascades

Creator:: Pitcher, Bradley W.
Abstract:: The eruptive history of the Quaternary Cascades arc has been relatively well characterized. However, much less is known about the frequency and sizes of explosive eruptions produced by earlier stages of the arc. The Late Neogene Deschutes Formation of Central Oregon preserves a remarkable record of heightened pyroclastic activity during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brother, The Burt, and the lovely Sarah Pitcher! Thank you all for your kind support. I owe so much to

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Social science at the wildland-urban interface: 2000-2010 Annotated Bibliography

Social science research related to wildfire management: an overview of recent findings and future research needs

Public Acceptance of Wildland Fire and Fuel Management: Panel Responses in Seven Locations

Policy tools to encourage community-level defensible space in the United States: A tale of six communities

Collaborating for Healthy Forests and Communities: A Guide for Building Partnerships Among Diverse Interests

Longitudinal Social Science Research in Natural Resource Communities: Lessons and Considerations

Trust: A Planning Guide for Wildfire Agencies and Practitioners—An International Collaboration Drawing on Research and Management Experience in Australia, Canada, and the United States

No One Cares What Color The Fire Truck Is: A Case Study of Interagency Cooperation In Fire Management in Central Oregon

A Burning Problem: Social Dynamics of Disaster Risk Reduction through Wildfire Mitigation

The Deschutes Formation: evidence of extension-enhanced explosivity in the early High Cascades

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