Forest fire management in Portugal : developing system insights through models of social and physical dynamics

Forest fire management in Portugal : developing system insights through models of social and physical dynamics

Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2012.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Collins, Ross D. (Ross Daniel)
Other Authors:	Richard de Neufville.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
Subjects:	Engineering Systems Division. Technology and Policy Program.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72651

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