Bushfires—how can we avoid the unavoidable?

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-99

  Willis, Matthew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arson; Bushfires; Criminal justice; Firesetting; Ignitions; Prevention; Risk

Indexed keywords

CRIME; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 28444475901     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hazards.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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