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Land Use Planning to Reduce WUI Fire Risk in France and California

2017 Research Brief

Description

Both Southern France and California have large amounts of housing in the Wildland Urban Interface where local vegetation is highly dense and fire adapted. This research brief compares the land use policies used to reduce the exposure of homes to wildfire in these two locations.  


Contact

Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu

Additional Information

Kocher, Susan and Van Butsic. Governance of Land Use Planning to Reduce Fire Risk to Homes Mediterranean France and California. Land 2017, 6(2), 24; doi:10.3390/land6020024.