This has been a problem in Malibu, California for some time now. The issue there is that controlled burns are necessary, but there is chronic NIMBYism due to the fact that the controlled burns result in a charred, ugly landscape. [1]
If I recall correctly, California was actually on fire when the first settlers sailed up along the coast. The native population used to burn the coast annually.
It's a tremendous cost (both financial, and the lives of firefighters lost) to support housing development in an area that's not really suited for it.
If I recall correctly, California was actually on fire when the first settlers sailed up along the coast. The native population used to burn the coast annually.
It's a tremendous cost (both financial, and the lives of firefighters lost) to support housing development in an area that's not really suited for it.
1: http://www.amazon.com/Ecology-Fear-Angeles-Imagination-Disas...