New types of investments needed to address barriers to scaling up wildfire risk mitigation

Laurie Yung; Benjamin J. Gray; Carina Wyborn; Brett Alan Miller; Daniel R. Williams; Maureen Essen

doi:10.1186/s42408-022-00155-2

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New types of investments needed to address barriers to scaling up wildfire risk mitigation

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Authors:

Laurie Yung, Benjamin J. Gray, Carina Wyborn, Brett Alan Miller, Daniel R. Williams, Maureen Essen

Year:

2022

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-022-00155-2

Source:

Fire Ecology. 18: 30.

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Abstract

Wildfire mitigation is becoming increasingly urgent, but despite the availability of mitigation tools, such as prescribed fire, managed wildfire, and mechanical thinning, the USA has been unable to scale up mitigation. Limited agency capacity, inability to work across jurisdictions, lack of public support, and procedural delays have all been cited as barriers to mitigation. But in the context of limited resources and increasing urgency, how should agencies prioritize investments to address these barriers?

Keywords

fuel treatment, natural resource collaboration, wildfire governance, wildfire planning and policy, wildfire risk mitigation, wildfire social science

Citation

Yung, Laurie; Gray, Benjamin J.; Wyborn, Carina; Miller, Brett Alan; Williams, Daniel R.; Essen, Maureen. 2022. New types of investments needed to address barriers to scaling up wildfire risk mitigation. Fire Ecology. 18: 30.