Fire incidence in metropolitan areas: A comparative study of Brisbane (Australia) and Cardiff (United Kingdom)

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-75

  Corcoran, Jonathan ^a   Higgs, Gary ^b   Higginson, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brisbane; Cardiff; Fire incidence; GIS; Risk analysis; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; GIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; CARDIFF [WALES]; QUEENSLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 78649450019     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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