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Household level FireSmart adaptation cost analysis: private property risk mitigation in the wildland-urban interface

dc.contributor.advisorAlam, Rafat
dc.contributor.authorArychuk, Ryan
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T00:00:43Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T00:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionPresented on April 23, 2018 at Student Research Day held at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.
dc.description.abstractThe effects of global climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of wildfires in North America. The continued growth of wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities are placing more and more homes and businesses in regions where wildfires are a common occurrence. Without incentives and cost offsets from private insurers and government, homeowners have little incentive to invest in FireSmart adaptations to their property. In densely built neighbourhoods, a classic free rider problem develops where neighbours benefit from the FireSmart adaptations of their neighbours, but, in turn, place their neighbours at risk by remaining susceptible to fire. A cost analysis of FireSmart’s homeowner recommendations was conducted to estimate the compliance costs faced by the average homeowner in Fort McMurray, Alberta. This study determined that, over the lifecycle of a home, FireSmart’s recommended adaptations cost approximately 4% of average property value. If levels of government were to include fire-resistant adaptations within current home renovation rebate programs and if insurers were to include wildfire risk in their actuarial calculations, homeowners would benefit from increased awareness and financial incentives to carry out fire resistant adaptations on their property.
dc.format.extent6.37 MB
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1151
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectwildfires
dc.subjectwildland-urban interface (WUI)
dc.subjectproperty risk
dc.titleHousehold level FireSmart adaptation cost analysis: private property risk mitigation in the wildland-urban interfaceen
dc.typeStudent Presentation
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