2020 Research Brief
Description
A comparison study of different liability laws shows how gross negligence coupled with some key additional regulations would likely result in prescribed fire being more available to managers while also providing safety assurance to the public.
Contact
For more information, contact hunternoble@berkeley.edu, ssfrederick@berkeley.edu, ryork@berkeley.edu
Additional Information
Wonkka, Carissa & Rogers, William & Kreuter, Urs. (2015). Legal barriers to effective ecosystem management: Exploring linkages between liability, regulations, and prescribed fire. Ecological Applications. 10.1890/14-1791.1.