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Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western US

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Title Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western US
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HOINOA
 
Creator Wibbenmeyer, Matthew
Plantinga, Andrew
Walsh, Randall
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Data and code to replicate findings from "Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western US." This paper investigates the determinants of wildfire suppression effort by comparing over 1,400 historical fire perimeters to the spatial distribution of assets at risk. We find that fires are more likely to stop spreading as they approach homes, particularly when homes are of greater value.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Natural disasters, Wildfire, Spatial-dynamic resources, Adaptation, Duration
 
Contributor Wibbenmeyer, Matthew