Landscape and building design for bushfire areas / Caird Ramsay & Lisle Rudolph.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 102-103.

Section One: What happens in a bushfire? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The bushfire -- 3. Ignition and destruction of buildings -- 4. Evaluation of vegetation for use in landscaping -- Section Two: Designing for bushfire areas -- 5. Design - general -- 6. Landscape design -- 7. Landscape design options -- 8. Building design -- 9. Building design options.

"Many factors affect the chances of a building surviving a bushfire. If you are designing landscapes and buildings in bushfire areas you need to be aware of these factors so that the chances of losses to life and propery can be minimised. This new design handbook integrates the latest scientific knowledge about buildings and bushfires with a flexible design approach. First, it gives a clear description of the environment in which bushfires occur, how a fire attacjs, and how buildings are ignited and destroyed. Second, it sets out a practical design approach for the application of established knowledge to the design of buildings and their immediate surroundings. It presents a range of options for designing the various elements of both landscapes and buildings in bushfire-prone areas. [This book] encourages design for bushfire to be included as a normal part of designing in bushfire prone areas, rather than as an undesirable add-on. It will assist planning and building regulatory authorities to improve and administer regulatory requirements and guidelines." -- BOOK JACKET.