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Biotic and Abiotic Effects of Human Settlements in the Wildland-Urban Interface
American Institute of Biological Sciences, BioScience, Vol. 64, Issue 5, April 2014by: Avi Bar-Massada, Volker Radeloff, Susan StewartThis article discusses how the wildland-urban interface, while normally talked about as a wildfire risk to areas, also hosts other just as serious risks to the built and natural environment. -
Engagement in Local and Collaborative Wildfire Risk Mitigation Planning Across the Western U.S. - Evaluating Participation and Diversity in Community Wildfire Protection Plans
PLOS One, February 2022by: Cody Evers, Emily Palsa, Matt Bauer, Matt Hamilton, Max Nielsen-PincusThis article analyzes the process of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) and their connection with local and state level stakeholders. -
Community Wildfire Protection Planning in the American West: Homogeneity Within Diversity
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, May 2015by: Jesse Abrams, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Travis Paveglio, Cassandra MoseleyThis article analyzes 113 community wildfire protection plans in 10 of Americas Western states that have had large wild fires. -
Exploring the Influence of Local Scoial Context on Strategies for Achieving Fire Adapted Communities
Fire, May 2019by: Travis Paveglio, Catrin Edgeley, Matthew Carroll, Mark Billings, Amanda StasiewiczThis article looks to analyze the effective way to link social, residential, professional, and local officials and how these groups can create a Fire Adapted Community. -
Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Enhancing Collaboration and Building Social Capacity
JFSP Research Project Reports, 2009by: Daniel Williams, Kristen Nelson, Pamela Jakes, Sam Burns, Antony ChengThis article discusses community wildfire protection plans and analyzing what makes effective consistently collaborative plans. -
Rapid Growth of the US Wildland-Urban Interface Raises Wildfire Risk
March 2018by: Volker Radeloff, David Helmers, H. Kramer, Susan StewartThis article discusses how growth over the last 30 years has been predominantly in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) which increased wildfire risk as well as risk to lives and homes. -
Reducing Wildfire Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Policy, Trends, and Solutions
Idaho Law Review, 2019by: Kimiko BarrettThis article discusses how cities and communities can better prevent and mitigate wildfire risk with land use planning tools such as community plans, regulations, and incentive-based programs. -
The Global Wildland-Urban Interface
Nature, July 2023by: Miranda Mockrin, Franz Schug, Avi Bar-Massada, Amanda Carlson, Heather Cox, Todd Hawbaker, David Helmers, Patrick Hostert, Dominik Kaim, Neda Kasraee, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Kira Pfoch, Volker RadeloffThis article discuss and shows a detailed map of the Wildland-Urban Interface as of 2020 utilizing remote sensing-derived approach. -
Land Use Planning Wildfire: Development Policies Influences Future Probability of Housing Loss
PLOS ONE, August 2013by: Alexandra Syphard, Avi Massada, Van Butsic, Jon KeeleyThis article discusses how land use planning a contemporary urban planning method is being used as a novel way for fire management planning. -
Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth
FOR199, March 2023This fact sheet presents brief descriptions of a few solutions to Wildland-Urban Interface development. -
The Impact of Residential Development Pattern on Wildland Fire Suppression Expenditures
Land Economics, November 2016by: Benjamin Rashford, Scott Lieske, Roger Coupal, Shannon AlbekeThis article discusses how even with vast amounts of economic of wildland fire suppression the change in development has not been effected. -
Regulating the Wildland-Urban Interface in Colorado
September 2022by: Molly Mowery, AICP, Julia KalishThis case study seeks to analyze the built environment of Colorado Springs, Eagle County, Ouray County, Colorado after the 2021 Marshall Fire burned through Colorado communities. -
The Unequal Vulnerability of Communities of Color to Wildfire
November 2018by: Ian Davies, Ryan Haugo, James Robertson, Phillip LevinThis article discusses how many of the worlds but environmental disasters disproportionately impact those of marginalized or minority populations, however in the United States that opposite seems to be happening with Wildland-Urban Interface disasters. -
The Wildland-Urban Interface in the United States
June 2005by: V Radeloff, R Hammer, S Stewart, J Fried, S Holcomb, J McKeefryThis article analyzes how land-use patterns have an effect on both the spatial environment and the biodiversity in the region and how these both equate to the Wildland-Urban Interface. -
Santa Clara County, CA, Community Wildfire Protection Plan
August 2016This functional plan emphasizes outlining a mitigation and preparedness plan, and the establishment of collaborative relationships with state and federal agencies before an event occurs. -
California Wildland-Urban Interface Planning Guide
August 2022This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with planning and development in California's wildland-urban interface. -
Sample Wildfire Hazard Zoning
Land Use Series, September 2013by: Bradley Neumann, AICPThis is a model WUI code that addresses minimum safety guidelines for new and existing buildings, facilities, storage, and processes in Michigan local governments. -
Montana Guidelines for Development within the Wildland-Urban Interface
2009This guide is designed to help Montana communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in the wildland-urban interface. . -
Creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan
May 2020This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in the wildland-urban interface by a federal agency. -
U of O Community Wildfire Protection Plan Evaluation Guide
August 2008This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in the wildland-urban interface and access their community wildfire protection plan. -
Living on the Edge - The Wildland/Urban Interface
Friends of Tree City USA, No. 63, 2018This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in the wildland-urban interface. -
Canada: National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
2021by: N Benichou, M Adelzadeh, J Singh, I Gomaa, N Elsagan, M Kinateder, C Ma, A Gaur, A Bwalya, M SultanThis guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire at the national stage for Canadian communities at risk of the wildland-urban interface development. -
SmartCode Modules: Fire Mitigation
2010by: Martin DreilingThis is a model comprehensive WUI code addresses minimum safety guidelines for any planning areas that fall within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone. -
International Wildland Urban Interface Code
2015This model comprehensive WUI code provides safety guidelines and regulations related to building and fire codes. It is consistent with the national best practices and aims to protect life and property. -
California General Plan Fire Hazard Planning Technical Advisory
August 2022This report, part of the General Plan Technical Advice Series, is designed to help planners, cities, and developers understand the relationship between increased development and wildfire risk. -
Land Use Planning Approaches in the Wildland-Urban Interface
August 2021This report is designed to analyze planners and developers land use practices in wildland-urban interfaces to better understand the relationship between increased development and wildfire risk and their fire regulations. -
Ready For Wildfire “READY, SET, GO!” Campaign Toolkit
2017This toolkit aims to educate and prepare communities in California about wildfire events. -
NACo County Wildfire Playbook
2019This toolkit is designed to help educate and prepare the public at the national level for county officials for wildfire events. -
Land Use Planning in the "WUI" Video
December 2021This video presents to planners and developers the ability to build density in the Wildland-Urban Interface and adding fire protections for communities. -
4 Ways to Make a City More Walkable
2013This video presents a general-audience TEDx talk about what cities can do to become more walkable. -
How Bad Planning Makes Wildfires Worse
Cities and Climate, October 2019This short video presents a general-audience introduction to the Wildland-Urban Interface. -
What is the WUI?
June 2022This web page provides information about the Wildland-Urban Interface at the federal level. -
Carlsbad, CA, Landscape Manual
February 2016This regulation adopts fire protection code requirements that focus on wildland-urban interface development standards. -
Wildland-Urban Interface Maps for the Conterminous U.S. Based on 125 Million Building Locations
July 2022This web page provides information about building level data for WUI analysis. -
Maibu, CA, Municipal Code
March 2020This regulation adopts fire protection code requirements that focus on wildland-urban interface development standards and an emergency rebuilding ordinance. -
Community Planning Assistance for Wildfires - Training Materials
2018This web page provides selected resources developed by the CPAW program to improve land use planning in the WUI. -
Humboldt County, CA, Community Wildfire Protection Plan
2019This functional plan emphasizes educating communities collaboratively, and a focus on ignitability in current and future projects. -
Colorado Springs, CO, Ignition Resistant Construction Design Manual
October 2016This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in Colorado Spring, Colorado, wildland-urban interface. -
Santa Barbara, CA, Code of Ordinances
2018The city’s fire protection code adopts the California Fire Code by reference and includes amendments for the wildland-urban interface. -
Food for All: Inclusive Neighborhood Food Planning in North Austin, TX
2015by: University of Texas at AustinThis food system assessment for the city of Austin's North Central Austin/Rundberg area identifies four key food system challenges for residents and offers policy recommendations for a more inclusive food system. -
Vermont Farm to Plate Strategic Plan
2013This 10-year strategic plan is the most comprehensive statewide food system plan in the country. -
Metro Vancouver, BC, Regional Food System Action Plan
2016This action plan focuses on local government actions within a 3–5 year timeframe to implement Metro's Regional Food System Strategy. -
Growing Local: A Community Guide to Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems
2017by: Julia Freedgood, Jessica FydenkevezThis guide is meant to help communities remove public policy barriers and advance policy solutions to strengthen community food systems. -
Seattle, WA, Food Action Plan
Updated June 2023This plan explains the benefits of a healthy food system and establishes four city goals for achieving it. -
Vancouver, BC, Food Strategy: What Feeds Us
2013The city's action plan for food systems establishes five priority action areas: food production, empowering residents, food access, food processing and distribution, and food waste. -
San Pablo, CA, General Plan 2030
Adopted April 2011This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Food Systems collections. -
Eating Here: Greater Philadelphia's Food System Plan
2011This regional food systems plan offers a series of visionary goal statements and details a wide range of recommendations. -
Eau Claire, WI, Comprehensive Plan: Sustainability Chapter
Adopted April 2009This document, adopted as a chapter of the city's comprehensive plan, identifies local food as a key sustainability issue for the city. -
Mendocino County, CA, Food Action Plan
2014This food action plan is focused around five principles: farmers and food producers, the economy, health, land and water, and the community. -
Marquette County, MI, Local Food Supply Plan
2013This food systems plan establishes a vision statement, four goals, and 21 policies to help create a vibrant local food system.