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Title:
Public's trust in wildland fire and fuel management decisions: data from a 2004 study in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Author(s):
Liljeblad, Adam J.; Watson, Alan E.; Borrie, William T.
Publication Year:
2018
How to Cite:
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Liljeblad, Adam J.; Watson, Alan E.; Borrie, William T. 2018. Public's trust in wildland fire and fuel management decisions: data from a 2004 study in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0013
Abstract:
Recent research has called for a more comprehensive approach to natural resource management that balances social, ecological, and economic obligations. Within this framework, this 2004 study examines the public's trust as a measure of managerial success, and attempts to identify and measure the components that most influence it. A review of trust literature yielded 14 attributes that were hypothesized to contribute to trust, in three dimensions. Based on this review, a telephone survey was developed and administered in the summer of 2004 to a sample of Montana residents in Ravalli county, living adjacent to the Bitterroot National Forest (N=1152). This data publication contains the 2004 survey results with a weighting variable based upon the distribution of the sample across the study area.

Keywords:
management; management planning; monitoring; resource use; residents; resident response; fire danger; fire response; trust; management trust; government trust; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; boundaries; economy; health; location; society; Environment and People; Fire; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; United States; Ravalli County; Bitterroot Valley; Bitterroot National Forest; Hamilton; Victor; Stevensville; Darby; Sula; Alta; Montana
Related publications:
  • Liljeblad, Adam J.; Watson, Alan E.; Borrie, William T. 2006. Trust in wildland fire and fuel management decisions. International Journal of Wilderness. 12(1): 39-43. Included in the data publication download (\Supplements\2006Trust_IJW.pdf). http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/579.pdf
  • Liljeblad, Adam J. 2005. Towards a more comprehensive understanding of trust: exploring the public's trust in natural resource management. Master's thesis. May 2005. Missoula, MT: University of Montana. Included in the data publication download (\Supplements\2005Trust_Liljeblad_thesis.pdf). http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/558.pdf
  • Liljeblad, Adam J.; Borrie, William T.; Watson, Alan E. 2010. Trust is a must: What is involved in trusting those who manage forest fires?. Natural Inquirer (Wildland Fire Edition). 13(1): 42-48. Included in the data publication download (\Supplements\2010Trust_NI.pdf). http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/717.pdf
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