The prescribed burning debate in Australia: conflicts and compatibilities

被引:53
作者
Altangerel, Khulan [1 ,2 ]
Kull, Christian A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Monash Univ, Sch Geog & Environm Sci, Melbourne, Vic 3800, Australia
[2] Bank Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia
关键词
Wildfire; prescribed burning; risk perception; uncertainty; values; Victoria (Australia); FIRE MANAGEMENT; BUSHFIRE RISK; VALUES; VULNERABILITY; PERCEPTIONS; LANDSCAPES; JUDGMENT; DECISION; FORESTS; REGIMES;
D O I
10.1080/09640568.2011.652831
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Following the unprecedented series of bushfires in Victoria (Australia) over the past decade, public debate is fierce over the use of prescribed burning to reduce wildfire hazard. These deliberations are full of uncertainties over effectiveness and consequences, reflecting a lack of high level evidence-based debate, and appear polarised between people prioritising asset protection and others prioritising biodiversity. Using a textual analysis of submissions to a parliamentary inquiry, we investigate how people frame the risks of prescribed burning, the certainty of its outcomes and what values they evoke in order to justify their views. We find that differences do not necessarily arise from divergent priorities about nature, people or assets, but instead from contrasting views about whether humans or nature are voluntarily or involuntarily exposed to wildfire risk.
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