A future in flames / Danielle Clode.

By:

Clode, Danielle

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Publishing, 2010.Description: viii, 304 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780522857238 (pbk.)

DDC classification:

634.96180994 22

Partial contents:

The fiery continent -- The human impact -- The fire factors -- Response -- The future.

Review: "What is it about Australia that makes it so prone to fires? Have humans made things worse, or better? Is it possible to live in the Australian bush but be safe from fire? No other continent on earth is as susceptible to bushfires, over such a large area, as Australia. Fires are a constant and ongoing part of our history, ecology and culture. Yet despite repeated disasters, across all states throughout the last two centuries, we seem to be no better at surviving bushfires today than we were when fires burnt through the first European settlements. [This book] is a personal journey of discovery that looks at what we have learnt from the lessons of the past and attempts to understand why, after so many years, people are still dying in bushfires." -- publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	634.96180994 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900106156

Includes index.

Bibliography.

The fiery continent -- The human impact -- The fire factors -- Response -- The future.

"What is it about Australia that makes it so prone to fires? Have humans made things worse, or better? Is it possible to live in the Australian bush but be safe from fire? No other continent on earth is as susceptible to bushfires, over such a large area, as Australia. Fires are a constant and ongoing part of our history, ecology and culture. Yet despite repeated disasters, across all states throughout the last two centuries, we seem to be no better at surviving bushfires today than we were when fires burnt through the first European settlements. [This book] is a personal journey of discovery that looks at what we have learnt from the lessons of the past and attempts to understand why, after so many years, people are still dying in bushfires." -- publisher's description.

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