>Two Graduate Research Assistant Positions Available in the >Department of Forestry at Michigan State University > >Graduate Research Assistant #2 -- Non-market valuation of risk in a >wildland setting > >The student will be responsible for completing an interview-based >contingent valuation study of fire risk in a rural-wildland interface >setting. A novel aspect of this research is the extension of risk >valuation to a high familiarity risk with subjects having a known range >of risk experience. This research involves in-person interviews of >rural-wildland interface homeowners and the design and implementation of >a mail survey. The student may also participate in other research on >choice modeling, decision theory, environmental psychology, and >incorporating non-market values into decision-making. > >Professor Jeremy Fried >Michigan State University > Jeremy - I'm rather interested in the proposed study, involving contingent valuation. As you may be aware, we live in a pretty 'firey' environment in southeastern Australia and the response of people to the risk posed by fire is intriguing. Although our specialty here is wildfire behaviour, I'd appreciate some more information aboout the approach and expected outcomes of this study. If you have any material collated for the applicants for this RA position it would be greatly appreciated. regards - John Coleman CSIRO Division of Forestry PO Box 4008 Queen Victoria Terrace ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA
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