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Residential Wildfire Mitigation In Alberta, Canada., Hilary Flanagan, Bonita Lynn Mcfarlane, Tara Mcgee

Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers

Much research on property owner participation in wildfire mitigation activities has been done in the USA and Australia but knowledge of Canadian property owner participation in wildfire mitigation activities is limited. This research aims to reduce this gap, by examining what mitigation activities wildland-urban interface residents in Alberta are adopting and factors that contribute to adoption. A mail survey collected data from a random sample of residential property owners in six Alberta communities during 2007 (n = 1,209). The survey assessed respondents' wildfire risk perceptions and factors influencing their adoption of wildfire mitigation activities. The results were examined among communities …