The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $181,696 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Wyoming. The grant will fund a research project that examines how recent exposure to wildfires and forest management practices influence public perceptions and support for wildfire risk reduction policies. The project involves a survey experiment to investigate (1) how people perceive the risk reduction benefits of previous and planned forest thinning, (2) preferences for allocating funding between prevention and suppression activities, and (3) willingness to take individual actions to mitigate wildfire risks. By comparing responses across wildfire exposure and forest management conditions, the research aims to provide insights into how the intangibility of risk reduction outcomes affects public support for proactive policies that mitigate natural disaster risks. The project is expected to run from February 2025 through January 2026.
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