Examining Support by Residents for Community Scale Wildfire Mitigation Strategies in the Wasatch Front
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Current development trends along the Wasatch Front are causing a greater threat of wildfires to the Utahns who reside there. Research indicates that although studies meant to examine wildfire mitigation strategy preferences do exist, their findings are not applicable to the Wasatch Front. This thesis addresses the lack of applicable data and the resultant lack of understanding of the Wasatch Front residents' preferences. In my project specifically, I will be looking at what wildfire mitigation strategies, at the community scale, residents of the Wasatch Front prefer. Additionally, I will be comparing the preferences of residents living in areas with above average threat and no threat and how they perceive risk. I argue that by understanding the preferences of residents living in these areas, the threat posed by wildfires will be minimized. In conclusion, by closely examining wildfire mitigation strategy preferences, this project creates unique data that better reveals what residents of the Wasatch Front want to see implemented in their communities to better protect them against the threat posed by wildfire.
DOI: 10.26076/1907-4143
Author: Smith, Conner R.
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6946227590
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