Place, human agency and community resilience – considerations for public health management of smoke from prescribed burning

Anna Lyth; Anna Spinaze; Philipa Watson; Fay H Johnston

doi:10.1080/13549839.2018.1508205

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Place, human agency and community resilience – considerations for public health management of smoke from prescribed burning

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Place, human agency and community resilience – considerations for public health management of smoke from prescribed burning

Anna Lyth, Anna Spinaze, Philipa Watson and Fay H Johnston

Local Environment, Vol.23(10), pp.975-990

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2018.1508205

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Abstract

wildfire smoke

community resilience

bushfire hazard mitigation

climate change risk communication

Prescribed burning is now a widely accepted bushfire hazard management strategy. While evidence points to reduced levels of public health harm compared to severe bushfire, smoke created by planned burns remains a community concern with need for evidence-based public health management. Findings are presented from an Australian study of community experiences of prescribed burns, associated smoke, and public health communications. We find that "place" influences how information is received and used for the management of the effects of planned burns; and that this is significant for human agency and community resilience. We provide recommendations for public health management.

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Title: Place, human agency and community resilience – considerations for public health management of smoke from prescribed burning
Authors: Anna Lyth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Anna Spinaze (Author) - University of Tasmania
Philipa Watson (Author) - RED Sustainability Consultants
Fay H Johnston (Author) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: Local Environment, Vol.23(10), pp.975-990
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2018.1508205
ISSN: 1354-9839
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450893902621
Output Type: Journal article

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