An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Social Vulnerability and Smoke Plume Dispersion in the U.S. South

An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Social Vulnerability and Smoke Plume Dispersion in the U.S. South

This study explores the spatial association between social vulnerability and smoke plume dispersion at the census block group level for the 13 southern states in the USDA Forest Service’s Region 8. Using environmental justice as a conceptual basis, we use Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis to identif...

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Main Authors: Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Scott Goodrick, Bryn Elise Murphy, Neelam Poudyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
social vulnerability
wildland fire
prescribed fire
air pollution
exploratory spatial data analysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/5/1397

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