Journal
The Australian Journal of Emergency ManagementVolume
37Pagination
63-64Location
Melbourne, Vic.ISSN
1324-1540Language
EnglishResearch statement
Background
Climate change means that planning for and responding to future bushfire events is increasingly challenging for emergency management organisations. Arguably, meeting the challenges caused by climate requires more than an improvement in our knowledge about climate change and its likely effects. Instead, the current challenge lies in the translation of this knowledge into emergency management policy practice. This research project uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to optimise the predictive map design and dissemination to ensure that these maps will support public protective action decision-making during a bushfire event.
Contribution
This article outlines the overall "Predictions in public: Understanding the design, communication and dissemination of predictive maps to the public" project, explaining how and why the project has been collaboratively designed and exploring the need for research on these topics.
Significance
Australian Journal of Emergency Management is an important journal in the emergency management sector. Certain articles in the journal are peer-reviewed while others are editorially reviewed.Publication classification
C2 Other contribution to refereed journalIssue
4Publisher
The Australian Institute for Disaster ResiliencePlace of publication
Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 37(4), pp. 63-64
