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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Stephen D. Fillmore; Alistair M. S. Smith
Publication Date: 2020

This perspective serves as a preface to the Topical Issue of Fire and presents an opportunity, framed within the classic approach of a thought experiment, to discuss how a new wildfire governance framework may be created from the ground up, if it were unencumbered by any existing construct, or experiences. It is not specific to any one country or fire regime; rather, it is intended merely to stimulate a wider conversation about where we are at collectively, and where we may want to move to in the future with our policies, organization, science, management, technology; or any of the myriad components that comprise the greater discipline of wildland fire science and management. The authors suggest that loosening the shackles of reality may allow for innovative discussion and the generation of transformative ideas to help ecosystems and communities better coexist with fire. We invite perspectives to submit to this Topical Issue on all aspects of wildfire governance, including reviews and perspectives. We also welcome perspectives on how to adapt wildfire governance in the face of exceptional events such as pandemics, earthquakes, famines, and war.

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Citation: Fillmore, Stephen D.; Smith, Alistair M.S. 2020. Taking a tabula rasa approach to wildfire governance: a thought experiment and call for papers and an open dialogue on the topical issue of fire. Fire 3(2):19.

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Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • ecology
  • governance
  • management
  • regimes
  • response
  • tabula rasa
  • thought experiment
  • wildfires
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FRAMES Record Number: 61356