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How to measure the economic health cost of wildfires – A systematic review of the literature for northern America
Year: 2020
There has been an increasing interest in the economic health cost from smoke exposure from wildfires in thepast 20 years, particularly in the north-western USA that is reflected in an emergent literature. In this review, we provide anoverview and discussion of studies since 2006 on the health impacts of wildfire smoke and of approaches for the estimationof the associated economic cost. We focus on the choice of key variables such as cost estimators for determining theeconomic impact of mortality and morbidity effects. In addition, we provide an in-depth discussion and guidance on…
Publication Type: Journal Article