Description
A nationally consistent assessment of bushfire risk across Australian communities, integrating vegetation type, fire weather, topography and building exposure. Designed to support land use planning decisions, community risk communication and emergency management resource allocation at local and regional scales. Covers all states and territories at a 25-metre spatial resolution.
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Principal Investigator
Senior Disaster Recovery Researcher at Australian Red Cross, specialising in community needs assessment, psychosocial recovery programs and the role of humanitarian organisations in long-term disaster recovery.
Senior Research Scientist at Geoscience Australia, leading national seismic hazard mapping and earthquake risk assessment programs that underpin Australian building codes and infrastructure investment decisions.
Associate Professor at Flinders University researching social vulnerability to natural hazards, community resilience measurement and the long-term psychosocial impacts of repeated disaster exposure in South Australian communities.