Australia Burning: Fire Ecology, Policy and Management IssuesGeoffrey Cary, David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers The phenomenon of fire in the Australian landscape traverses many interests and disciplines. At a national level, there is an urgent need for the integration of both the natural and social sciences in the formulation of public policy. With contributions from 30 leading experts, Australia Burning draws together these issues, under the themes: *Ecology and the environment *Fire behaviour and fire regime science *People and property *Policy, institutional arrangements and the legal framework *Indigenous land and fire management The book examines some of the key questions that relate to the ecology, prediction and management of fire, urban planning, law, insurance, and community issues, including indigenous and non-indigenous concerns. It looks at what we need to know to inform public policy, given the present risks and uncertainty, and explores the avenues for closer integration between science, policy and the community. |
Contents
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| 15 | |
Making the invisible visible J ami Williams | 26 |
Fire and climate in Australia JanetteA Lindesay | 32 |
research and | 41 |
a discussion summary | 51 |
Sensitivity of fire regimes to management | 65 |
Fire behaviour forest management and biodiversity | 82 |
fire at | 187 |
Yanyuwa classical burning regimes Indigenous science | 198 |
Using and sharing Indigenous knowledge Neil Burrows | 205 |
Indigenous knowledge can it improve fire | 211 |
Indigenous land management Jim Davis | 219 |
a discussion | 224 |
Synthesis | 227 |
Observations on fire ecology Charles Krebs | 229 |
The role of fuel moisture dynamics in determining | 89 |
a discussion | 97 |
a researchers perspective | 103 |
towards an integrated | 119 |
a discussion summary | 133 |
Economic rationalism fear of litigation and the | 150 |
Connectivity Robert J Wasson | 166 |
Perspectives on fire research Michael Whelan | 236 |
Lessons from the COAG disaster management review | 239 |
Learning to live with fire Andrew Campbell | 243 |
a discussion summary Compiled by | 248 |
a synthesis Geoffrey Cary | 252 |
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