This is a research paper.
Write with
emphasis on the Current Policy, Market Analysis, and Policy
Alternatives,
using 10-15
scientific references, to be included in the bibliography, in APA
style.
The topic is:
California Wildfires.
The title is:
California Wildfire Policy and Practice.
The thesis is:
In recent years,
wildfires have devastated California and are increasing in frequency
and severity. The consequences are equally devastating for the land,
communities, and the economy. However, there are policy alternatives
that can improve outcomes and fireproof California from future
wildfires.
This is the format
of the research paper:
Background and
History
Current Policy
Market Analysis
Policy
Alternatives
Conclusion
Bibliography
This is the outline
of the research paper:
1. Criteria
A. Acreage Burned
B. Structures
Damaged
C. Monetary Costs
I. Cost of
fighting the fires
II. Cost of
rebuilding structures/towns
III. Cost of
Insurance
2. Current Policy
A.
B.
C. Legislation
3. Market Analysis
A-C. (Please see
draft. Wildfires are simulatneously both nonrivalrous because fire
departments have the “monopoly” on fighting fires, and
nonexcludeable at the individual household protection level.)
4. Policy
Alternatives
A. Forest
management and mitigation (high-risk areas and WUI wildland-urban
interface zones)
B. Defensible
spaces (homes) and evacuation zones (town)
C. Burying power
lines
D. Insurance
I. Premiums
II. California
Fair Plan
III. California
Department of Insurance
Attached to the
Bibliography in the Draft, are academic references to use.
Also included is
an Excel sheet containing legislation that could be references in
Current Policy.
Thank you.