The economics of forest disturbances: wildfires, storms, and invasive species

This book provides a unique, state-of-the-art review of both traditional and emerging themes in the economics of natural forest disturbances. Although natural disturbances such as wildfire, hurricanes and pests have long been recognized as important factors influencing the structure and health of forests, recent and dramatic increases in the costs and damages associated with forest disturbances necessitates a new evaluation of these processes. The authors show that neo-classical economic principles can be integrated with ecosystem analysisand modern econometric methods to uncover the causes and consequences of natural forest disturbances. The chapters encompass modern areas of concern in forest economics and policy, including temporal and spatial dynamics of economic-ecologic systems, risk-reducing mitigation and adaptation strategies, and the valuation of impacts on market and non-market resources. The first book to evaluate the economic aspects of natural forest disturbances Written by leading experts in the field Contains rigorous empirical analyses within a policy oriented focus Integrates economics and ecology of disturbances Systematic analysisof different sources of forest disturbances in a unified framework INDICE: From the contents 1. An Introduction to the Economics of Forest Disturbance.- 2. Forest Economics, Natural Disturbances and the New Ecology.- 3.Natural Disturbance Production Functions.- 4. Statistical Analysis of Large Wildfires.- 5. The Production of Large and Small Wildfires.- 6. Climatology forWildfire Management.- 7. Wildland Arson Management.- 8. Designing Economic Impact Assessments for USFS Wildfire Programs.- 9. Timber Salvage Economics.- 10. Wildfire and the Economic Value of Wilderness Recreation.- 11. Forest Disturbance Impacts on Residential Property Values.- 12. Contingent Valuation of Fuel Hazard Reduction Treatments.- 13. Analyzing Trade-offs between Fuels Management, Suppression, and Damages from Wildfire.- 14. A Review of State and Local Regulation for Wildfire Mitigation.- 15. Economic Analysis of Federal WildfireManagement Programs.- 16. Incentives and Wildfire Management in the United States.- 17. Forecasting Wildfire Suppression Expenditures for the United StatesForest Service.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-4369-7
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 435
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés