Wildland-urban interface

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030455",
  "term": "Wildland-urban interface",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Wildland-Urban Interface",
  "definition": "1. Line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels\n\n2. Those areas in the “wildland-urban interface”, where humans and their development meet or intermix with wildland fuel. Note that, for guidance, the SILVIS laboratory at the University of Wisconsin maintains a website that provides a detailed map of areas meeting this criteria at: www.silvis.forest.wisc.edu/projects/US_WUI_2000.asp.",
  "abbreviation": "WUI",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA Wildland Fire Research Framework; NWCG InciWeb Terminology",
    "40 CFR 80.2 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wildland-urban-interface/"
}