Living with Fire: Fire Ecology and Policy for the
ong>ISong>BN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jensen, Sara E. / McPherson, Guy R., PUBLong>ISong>HER: University of California Press, Fire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire ong>isong> to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in unacceptable ways. Thong>isong> volume explores ong>theong> rich yet largely uncharted terrain at ong>theong> intersection of fire policy, fire science, and fire management in order to find better ways of addressing thong>isong> pressing dilemma. Written in clear language, it will help scientong>isong>ts, policy makers, and ong>theong> general public, especially residents of fire-prone areas, better understand where we are today in regard to coping with wildfires, how we got here, and where we need to go. Drawing on abundant hong>isong>torical and analytic information to shed new light on current controversies, "Living with Fire "offers a dynamic new paradigm for coping with fire that recognizes its critical environmental role. ong>Theong> ong>bookong> also tells how we can rebuild ong>theong> important ecological and political processes that are necessary for finding better ways to cope with fire and with oong>theong>r complex policy dilemmas.