Journal article
Understanding Social Complexity Within the Wildland–Urban Interface: A New Species of Human Habitation?
Environmental management (New York), Vol.43(6), pp.1085-1095
06/2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100501
PMID: 19238478
Abstract
The lack of knowledge regarding social diversity in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) or an in-depth understanding of the ways people living there interact to address common problems is concerning, perhaps even dangerous, given that community action is necessary for successful wildland fire preparedness and natural resource management activities. In this article, we lay out the knowledge and preliminary case study evidence needed to begin systematically documenting the differing levels and types of adaptive capacity WUI communities have for addressing collective problems such as wildland fire hazard. In order to achieve this end, we draw from two theoretical perspectives encompassing humans' interactions with their environment, including (1) Kenneth Wilkinson's interactional approach to community, (2) and certain elements of place literature. We also present case study research on wildfire protection planning in two drastically different California communities to illustrate how social diversity influences adaptive capacity to deal with hazards such as wildland fire. These perspectives promote an image of the WUI not as a monolithic entity but a complex mosaic of communities with different needs and existing capacities for wildland fire and natural resource management.
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- Title
- Understanding Social Complexity Within the Wildland–Urban Interface: A New Species of Human Habitation?
- Creators
- Travis Paveglio - Department of Natural Resource Sciences Washington State University Pullman WA 99164-6410 USAPamela Jakes - Northern Research Station USDA Forest Service St. Paul MN 55108 USAMatthew Carroll - Department of Natural Resource Sciences Washington State University Pullman WA 99164-6410 USADaniel Williams - Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
- Publication Details
- Environmental management (New York), Vol.43(6), pp.1085-1095
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAHNRS)
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York
- Identifiers
- 99900546559901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article