Community bushfire safety: A review of post-Black Saturday research

Australian Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 7-13

  Whittaker, Joshua ^a   Handmer, John ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University's Human Security Program   (Australia)

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EID: 78649976526     PISSN: 13241540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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