Living with bushfire risk: Social and environmental influences on preparedness

Paton, D; Burgelt, P; Prior, TD

Living with bushfire risk: Social and environmental influences on preparedness

Paton, D Burgelt, P Prior, TD

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Publisher:: Emergency Management Australia, a Division of the Federal Attorney General's Department
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 2008, 23 (3), pp. 41 - 48
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Paton, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burgelt, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Prior, TD	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 2008, 23 (3), pp. 41 - 48	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	This paper discusses the process of developing a model capable of informing the development of community outreach strategies to facilitate the sustained adoption of bushfire preparedness measures. Following the identification of anomalies in defining the predictors of preparedness, a qualitative study of the reasoning processes that influence whether or not people decided to prepare for bushfire hazards is presented. The findings of the qualitative study are used to revise the preparedness model. Finally, using data from 482 residents in high bushfire risk areas in Hobart, the ability of the revised model to account for differences in levels of household preparedness is discussed.	en_US
dc.publisher	Emergency Management Australia, a Division of the Federal Attorney General's Department	en_US
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dc.title	Living with bushfire risk: Social and environmental influences on preparedness	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper discusses the process of developing a model capable of informing the development of community outreach strategies to facilitate the sustained adoption of bushfire preparedness measures. Following the identification of anomalies in defining the predictors of preparedness, a qualitative study of the reasoning processes that influence whether or not people decided to prepare for bushfire hazards is presented. The findings of the qualitative study are used to revise the preparedness model. Finally, using data from 482 residents in high bushfire risk areas in Hobart, the ability of the revised model to account for differences in levels of household preparedness is discussed.

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