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The prescribed burning debate in Australia: conflicts and compatibilities

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  • Khulan Altangerel
  • Christian A. Kull

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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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  • Khulan Altangerel & Christian A. Kull, 2013. "The prescribed burning debate in Australia: conflicts and compatibilities," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(1), pages 103-120, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:56:y:2013:i:1:p:103-120
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.652831
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    4. Thomas W. McDaniel & Carissa L. Wonkka & Morgan L. Treadwell & Urs P. Kreuter, 2021. "Factors Influencing County Commissioners’ Decisions about Burn Bans in the Southern Plains, USA," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-13, June.

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