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UNINA9910820000403321 |
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Titolo |
Wildfire policy : law and economics perspectives / / edited by Karen M. Bradshaw and Dean Lueck |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, N.Y. : , : RFF Press, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-52059-7 |
1-136-52060-0 |
1-280-68620-0 |
0-203-15304-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wildfires - Law and legislation - United States |
Wildfires - Economic aspects - United States |
Wildfires - United States - Prevention and control |
Wildfires - Prevention and control - Government policy - United States |
Wildfires - Australia - Prevention and control |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Common law liability for fire : a conceptual, historical, and economic analysis / Richard A. Epstein -- Property and fire / Thomas W. Merrill -- Fuel for the fire : liability and the economics of wildfire risk / Jonathan Yoder -- Economics and the organization of wildfire suppression / Dean Lueck -- Norms of fire suppression among public and private landowners / Karen M. Bradshaw -- The political economy of wildfire management : saving forests, saving houses, or burning money / Sarah E. Anderson and Terry L. Anderson -- When "smoke isn't smoke" : missteps in air quality regulation of wildfire smoke / Kirsten Engel and Andrew Reeves -- Private and public provision of firefighting services in rural Australia / Jeff Bennett -- Fire suppression policy, whether, and western wildland fire trends : an empirical analysis / Jason Scott Johnston and Jonathan Klick -- In harm's way : homeowner behavior and wildland fire policy / Carolyn Kousky, Sheila Olmstead, and Roger Sedjo. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During the five decades since its origin, law and economics has provided an influential framework for addressing a wide array of areas of law ranging from judicial behaviour to contracts. This book will reflects the first-ever forum for law and economics scholars to apply the analysis and methodologies of their field to the subject of wildfire. The only modern legal work on wildfire, the book brings together leading scholars to consider questions such as: How can public policy address the effects of climate change on wildfire, and wildfire on climate change? Are the environmental and fiscal co |
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