Reframing responsibility-sharing for bushfire risk management in Australia after Black Saturday

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  McLennan, Blythe J ^a   Handmer, John ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black Saturday; Risk management; Shared responsibility; Victorian 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; HEURISTICS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONFLICT; VULNERABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84862860759     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2011.608835     Document Type: Article

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