Planning to Reduce Risk
The Wildfire Management Overlay in Victoria, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5877109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Hughes (0000-0002-4003-0656, RMIT University), Doug Mercer (0000-0001-7616-2696), David Mercer (RMIT University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 124-141 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-5863 • E-ISSN: 1745-5871 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00556.x |
| OpenAlex | W2039314663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 28 |
In a world where climate change is a 'given', the concepts of vulnerability, resilience and risk are now pivotal in public policy debates in many countries. Within this context, planning controls are designed to facilitate safe, sustainable and prosperous communities. In line withMarch's (2007, 11) observation that 'one important "reason to plan" is the reduction of risk', Victoria's Wildfire Management Overlay (WMO) was developed with the aim of mitigating wildfire risk through the identification of high risk areas and ensuring that minimum fire protection measures are implemented. The need for such an Overlay is becoming increasingly apparent as climate change contributes to the growing frequency and intensity of bushfires in Australia. Empirical research has found that, by following WMO prescriptions, the risk of a dwelling igniting from direct flame or radiant heat generated in a one in 50-year fire event can be greatly minimised. Yet not all local Councils in Victoria have built the WMO into their land use planning processes and schemes. Barriers to adoption include: lack of political will, a distrust of 'over-regulation', lack of training and mentoring of planning staff, and potential conflicts with vegetation conservation objectives
Business · Civil engineering · Climate change · Disaster risk reduction · Distrust · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Land use · Land-use planning · Political science · Risk management · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Vulnerability to bushfires in rural Australia
Between adaptive capacity and action
Barriers and facilitators for recovery
Future wildfires increase the risk of the residential insurance gap
Experiences with wildfire are associated with private landowners’ management decisions, relationships, and perceptions of risk
Geographical Fire Research in A ustralia
An assessment of the effects of forest-related policies upon wildland fires in the European Union
The creation and conservation effectiveness of State-wide wetlands and waterways and coastal refugia planning overlays for Tasmania, Australia
Vulnerability to Bushfire Risk at Melbourne's Urban Fringe
Bushfires - Climate, people and policies
The third way
Burning Bush
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
Climate change hot‐spots
Community Bushfire Safety
Planning policy and flood risk
“It's just a natural way of life…” an investigation of wildfire preparedness in rural Australia
Stay and defend or leave early
Coastal Vulnerability as Discourse About Meanings and Values
Natural Hazard Mitigation
Policy innovation in the Australian states
The Victorian Bushfires of 2002–03 and the Politics of Blame
Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State
Protecting cultural assets from bushfires
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |