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Mike Davis's article is full of empirical details, but try to discern his main arguments. After reading the article carefully, please answer the following questions:
What is Mike Davis’s argument regarding the key differences between the tenement fires in the inner city and the blazes on the Malibu coast?
What are the different understandings of wildfires in Southern California and the corresponding strategies of coping with them?
What does Mike Davis identify as key factors in exacerbating the problem of wildfires and their tragic but avoidable destructiveness