Wildfire Risk Management in a Landscape with Fragmented Ownership and Spatial Interactions
研究森林所有权空间布局如何影响公私土地所有者的野火风险缓解行为，发现碎片化所有权导致燃料管理投资减少，且战略互动取决于火灾损失函数形状。
This article examines how the spatial configuration of forest ownership influences risk-mitigating behavior of public and private forestland owners over time. We use a game theoretic framework to examine how the public landowner’s investment in fuel management influences, and is influenced by, decisions made by private forestland owners. We find that spatial configuration and location affect the timing and amount of fuel treatment on the landscape. There is less investment in fuel management on landscapes characterized by fragmented ownerships. We also find that the type of strategic interaction between landowners depends critically on the shape of the wildfire damage function. <i></i>