Research Database
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
Human Mediation of Wildfires and Its Representation in Terrestrial Ecosystem Models
Year: 2025
Increasing wildfires are causing global concerns about ecosystem functioning and services. Although some wildfires are caused by natural ignitions, it is also important to understand how human ignitions and human-related factors can contribute to wildfires. While dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) have incorporated fire-related modules to simulate wildfires and their impacts, few models have fully considered various human-related factors causing human ignitions. Using global examples, this study aims to identify key factors associated with human impacts on wildfires and provides…
Publication Type: Journal Article
“Evergreen and Charcoal Black”: The Institutional and Organizational Development of the Washington Department of Natural Resources in the Era of Megafires
Year: 2024
In Washington State in the US, the story of the Washington Department of Natural Resources’ (WA DNR) work to manage increased wildfire threat and the resulting internal and external shifts in agency policy and practices is the subject of this analysis. A narrative policy framework is a lens adopted to examine how the elected leadership of the agency sought to institute adaptive change and increase available resources to implement such change through the initiation and support of a key piece of legislation and through strategic shifts in its land management emphasis. These changes were…
Publication Type: Journal Article