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Year: 2016

  • Summary: Wildfire Costs, New Development, and Rising Temperatures

    Summary: Wildfire Costs, New Development, and Rising Temperatures

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This summary highlights the major research Headwaters Economics has conducted concerning controlling fire suppression costs, state case studies, and the growth of homes in the WUI. Read more

  • Newsletter: April 2016

    Headwaters Economics

    Our latest research showing the new tool: Populations at Risk (PAR); the Economic Profile System (EPS); and our new Associate Director, Patty Gude. Read more

  • Newsletter: March 2016

    Headwaters Economics

    Our latest research on communities threatened by wildfire, the West’s economy, trail and pathway use in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a report on planning for Montana’s energy transition. Read more

  • West’s Economy Outperforming Rest of United States

    West’s Economy Outperforming Rest of United States

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Explore the West’s economy, regional performance, and what is driving economic growth. Read more

  • Survey Finds Trails Valued Across Bonner County

    Survey Finds Trails Valued Across Bonner County

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Survey provides information on Bonner County’s trail system and will help prioritize improvements based on resident usage, satisfaction, reasons for living in the area. Read more

  • Planning for Montana’s Energy Transition

    Planning for Montana’s Energy Transition

    Mark Haggerty

    While Montana is likely to experience relatively small impacts, coal-dependent communities in Eastern Montana are likely to feel the acute effects of job losses and declining tax revenue in the coming decades. Read more

  • Rising Wildfire Costs Encourage Better Land Use Planning

    Rising Wildfire Costs Encourage Better Land Use Planning

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Five urban areas in the West and Southwest are taking steps to mitigate wildfire risks and costs through the perspective of land use planning. Read more

  • Newsletter: February 2016

    Headwaters Economics

    Our latest research on federal lands in the rural West, land use planning to reduce wildfire risk, and a paper from ten wildfire experts to inform future policy decisions. Read more

  • Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risk

    Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risk

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Case studies show how five urban areas in the West are using innovative land use planning tools to adapt to the increasing risks from wildfires. Read more

  • Trails and the Benefits to Your Community

    Trails and the Benefits to Your Community

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Headwaters Economics has updated its Trails Library to include 105 studies on trails, searchable by benefit, use, year, and region. Read more

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