Living in a land of fire
Intergrative commentary
Professor Rob Whelan, University of Wollongong
Professor Peter Kanowski, Australian National University
Dr Malcolm Gill, Australian National University
Dr Alan Andersen, CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre
prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, 2006
This document was commissioned for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee. This and other commissioned documents support the Committee's Report but are not part of it.
Contents
- Fire: a fundamental force
- Fire in Australian environments
- Environmental effects of fire
- Effects of fire on life, health, property, infrastructure and primary production
- Living in a land of fire: achieving better outcomes for people and the environment
- Policies and institutional arrangements
- Building the knowledge and information base
- Implementing strategic planning and management to minimise risks to assets
- Conclusions: living in a land of fire
- Case study 1: Air quality
- Case study 2: Weeds compromise fire management: Gamba grass in northern Australia
- Case study 3: Integrating Indigenous and western knowledge systems for land management
- Case study 4: Biodiversity conservation and life-and-property protection
- A risk management approach to bushfires
- References and further information
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Peer reviewers
Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, Bushfire Council of the Northern Territory
Dr Allan Burbidge, WA Department of Conservation and Land Management
Citation
Whelan, R, Kanowski, K, Gill, M and Andersen, A 2006, ‘Living in a land of fire’, article prepared for the 2006 Australia State of the Environment Committee, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra, <http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/integrative/fire/index.html>
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