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Victorian 2009 bushfire research response: final report
, 2009 The devastating February 2009 Victorian bushfires resulted in major loss of life, property, and other assets. This report outline the data collected by this major research project on the fire and its impact, and draws some preliminary conclusions and ...
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Scientific AfricanGlobally, bushfire is increasingly being recognized as a critical threat to human survival. Situating climate change and man-caused bushfire risks within sustainable development is critical to engendering appropriate mitigation strategies.
Godwin Oghenebrozie Atedhor +1 more
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Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 2020 Although Australia is accustomed to bushfires on a regular basis the extremity of the latest episode was unprecedented causing worldwide concern for the people and ecosystems of the country. This article describes the causes of bushfires alongside the environmental impacts.
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A Discontinuity Analysis of the 2015 Introduction of Bushfire Prone Area Maps
Risk Analysis, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT We study the introduction of wildfire risk maps, known as bushfire prone area maps, in Western Australia in 2015. Using property market transaction data and high‐resolution GIS data, we apply a regression discontinuity design to examine the price differential for properties across the hazard discontinuity introduced by these maps. Results show
Maria Teresa Gonzalez Valencia +2 more
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, 2009 My perspective on the problems associated with building in bushfire prone landscapes comes\ud from 12 years of study of the biophysical and cultural landscapes in the Great Southern Region\ud of WA which resulted in the design and construction of the ...
Weir, Ian
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, 2014 30 minute invited presentation on design-led bushfire risk mitigatition stategies for reconciling the two (otherwise) opposing managment goals of bushfire safety and biodiversity conservation.
Weir, Ian
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BuildingsThe increasing frequency and severity of bushfires in Australia, combined with an ageing population in bushfire-prone regions, creates an urgent need for targeted resilience guidance for older Australians.
Shuang Wu +7 more
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Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2019 Australian building standard AS 3959 provides mandatory requirements for the construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas in order to improve the resilience of the building to radiant heat, flame contact, burning embers, and a combination of these ...
Nazmul Khan +8 more
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Enhancing Residential Building Safety: A Numerical Study of Attached Safe Rooms for Bushfires
FireEarly evacuation during bushfires remains the safest strategy; however, in many realistic scenarios, timely evacuation is challenging, making safe sheltering a last-resort option to reduce risk compared to late evacuation attempts.
Sahani Hendawitharana +2 more
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Assessing ecological performance thresholds in fire‐prone Kakadu National Park, northern Australia
Ecosphere, 2017 Contemporary fire regimes are recognized as a key threatening process for relatively immobile vertebrates and narrowly dispersing obligate seeder plant taxa in fire‐prone Australian savannas.
Jeremy Russell‐Smith +3 more
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