The 'Planning for Bushfire Risk Management Policy Framework' will operate in areas designated as bushfire-prone. By encouraging a conservative approach to strategic planning, subdivision, development and other planning decisions, the new measures may impact on recent amendments to the planning sy...
Apocalypse now: Australian bushfires and the future of urban settlements The apocalyptic Australian bushfires have challenged the way we plan settlements. What is the future for small urban settlements within fire-vulnerable forests and bushland? Could they create a new model for rural settlements wi...
We present a proof-of-concept agent-based simulation tool, for use in training by emergency services in Australia, for planning community evacuations in the event of a severe bushfire threat. The tool allows Incident Controller personnel to interactively schedule the evacuation of a town area, by...
The responses of New South Wales to the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, Victoria to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, and Queensland to the 2011 floods, as well as the policies and strategies each State has in place, are analysed and compared as a means to understand the areas in which...
Planning for Bushfire Resilient Urban DesignAlan MarchMark HollandAndrea Harwood
Bond, T. & Mercer, D., 2013, Subdivision policy and planning for bushfire defence: A natural hazard mitigation strategy for residential peri-urban regions in Victoria, Australia, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne....
Bond, T. & Mercer, D., 2013, Subdivision policy and planning for bushfire defence: A natural hazard mitigation strategy for residential peri-urban regions in Victoria, Australia, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne....
Apocalypse now: Australian bushfires and the future of urban settlements The apocalyptic Australian bushfires have challenged the way we plan settlements. What is the future for small urban settlements within fire-vulnerable forests and bushland? Could they create a new model for rural settlements wi...
We discuss how agent-based simulation can be used with residents to enhance their understanding of bushfire dynamics and planning. Recommendations on urban planning are made to improve the preparedness for future bushfires.doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76059-5_19Hitomi Nakanishi...
Planning plaudits for bushfire iPad appMichael Bleby