Download or read book Recommendations on Reducing the Risk of Wildland Fires and Flooding in California written by California. Governor's Task Force on Chaparral Fire and Flood Risk Management and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report to the Governor on Reducing the Risk of Wildland Fires and Related Flooding in California written by California. Governor's Task Force on Chaparral Fire and Flood Risk Management and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recommendations to Solve California s Wildland Fire Problem written by Task Force on California's Wildland Fire Problem and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Implications of the California Wildfires for Health Communities and Preparedness written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Download or read book Managing the Climate Crisis written by Jonathan Barnett and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The climate, which had been relatively stable for centuries, is well into a new and dangerous phase. In 2020 there were 22 weather and climate disasters in the United States, which resulted in 262 deaths. Each disaster cost more than a billion dollars to repair. This dangerous trend is continuing with unprecedented heat waves, extended drought, extraordinary wildfire seasons, torrential downpours, and increased coastal and river flooding. Reducing the causes of the changing climate is the urgent global priority, but the country will be living with worsening climate disasters at least until midcentury because of greenhouse emissions already in the atmosphere. How to deal with the changing climate is an urgent national security problem affecting almost everyone. In Managing the Climate Crisis, design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw take a practical approach to addressing the inevitable and growing threats from the climate crisis using constructed and nature-based design and engineering and ordinary government programs. They discuss adaptation and preventive measures and illustrate their implementation for seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages. The policies and investments needed to protect lives and property are affordable if they begin now, and are planned and budgeted over the next 30 years. Preventive actions can also be a tremendous opportunity, not only to create jobs, but also to remake cities and landscapes to be better for everyone. Flood defenses can be incorporated into new waterfront parks. The green designs needed to control flash floods can also help shield communities from excessive heat. Combating wildfires can produce healthier forests and generate creative designs for low-ignition landscapes and more fire-resistant buildings. Capturing rainwater can make cities respond to severe weather more naturally, while conserving farmland from erosion and encouraging roof-top greenhouses can safeguard food supplies. Managing the Climate Crisis is a practical guide to managing the immediate threats from a changing climate while improving the way we live.
Download or read book Protecting Residences from Wildfires written by Howard E. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide, based on a literature review and personal contacts, offers recommendations and standards for procedures in reducing losses of residences from wildfires. Possible solutions to the problem of fire protection are discussed in the broad areas of land-use planning and zoning, property development, structural design and construction, landscaping, accessories, occupant activities, and financial incentives. The problem of reducing fire losses in undeveloped areas is also discussed and solutions proposed. The guide is intended for homeowners, lawmakers, and members of the building, planning, and financial communities.
Download or read book Greenbelt Feasibility for Fire and Flood Loss Reduction in the San Bernardino Foothills written by Jo Anne Bridges and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildfires in the West written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scenarios to Evaluate Long term Wildfire Risk in California New Methods for Considering Links Between Changing Demography Land Use and Climate written by Benjamin P. Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest Fire Prevention and Control written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Report to the California Legislature Regarding Fire Prevention Programs of Counties and Cities with a Wildland Fire Potential written by California. Department of Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildfire Mitigation Policies in California written by Rebecca Katherine Miller and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildfires and other climate change-related disasters threaten lives, property, and the environment. Effective mitigation, coordination, and preparation can improve disaster resilience among governments and local communities. Across three research studies, this dissertation examines local, state, and federal policies in disaster mitigation and resilience in response to recent wildfires in California. In my first study, I examine historic fuel treatment policies, focusing on the integration of prescribed burns into state wildfire management policies. My second study explores current barriers and enablers to increasing the deployment of prescribed burns across private, state, and federal lands. In my third study, I consider the factors that influence participation in a state-recommended, though not mandatory, program designed to reduce wildfire risk through property protection ordinances in local jurisdictions. In sum, the empirical findings of this dissertation contribute to better decision-making for climate change adaptation and disaster resilience policies and practices.
Download or read book Forest Fire Control in Southern California written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 14. Hearings were held in Los Angeles, Calif.
Download or read book Wildfire Prevention written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildfire Risk Planning and Mitigation in Northwestern California written by Hugh S. Scanlon and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildland Fire Management Volume I Prevention Methods and Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fire Prevention Day written by California. State Board of Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
