Options for bushfire risk mitigation in the future Posted on September 25, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub webinar series presents the research projects undertaken by the Hub to assist the NSW Bushfire Inquiry, 2020. The Hub supported the inquiry by providing analysis, technical and scientific advice and recommendations to ensure the inquiry has actionable, evidence based and rigorous information. Read more
Impacts of the 2019/20 fires on vegetation communities and threatened species Posted on September 24, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub webinar series presents the research projects undertaken by the Hub to assist the NSW Bushfire Inquiry, 2020. The Hub supported the inquiry by providing analysis, technical and scientific advice and recommendations to ensure the inquiry has actionable, evidence based and rigorous information. Read more
People and Country: Human impacts of bushfire and the benefits of Indigenous cultural burning Posted on September 23, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The third webinar of the series is People and Country: Human impacts of bushfire and the benefits of Indigenous cultural burning. Read more
Fire severity, fire spread and lessons learned from the 2019-2020 fire season Posted on September 22, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub webinar series presents the research projects undertaken by the Hub to assist the NSW Bushfire Inquiry, 2020. The Hub supported the inquiry by providing analysis, technical and scientific advice and recommendations to ensure the inquiry has actionable, evidence based and rigorous information. Read more
Weather, fuel and dryness: how unusual was the 2019-20 fire season? Posted on September 21, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub webinar series presents the research projects undertaken by the Hub to assist the NSW Bushfire Inquiry, 2020. The Hub supported the inquiry by providing analysis, technical and scientific advice and recommendations to ensure the inquiry has actionable, evidence based and rigorous information. Read more
Bushfire Hub webinar series: Hub contributions to the NSW Bushfire Inquiry 2020 Posted on September 8, 2020 by Stephanie Samson The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub invites you and your colleagues to attend a webinar series presenting research projects undertaken by the Hub to assist the NSW Bushfire Inquiry. The Hub supported the inquiry by providing analysis, technical and scientific advice and recommendations to ensure the inquiry has actionable, evidence based and rigorous information. The themed webinar details and links are as follows: Read more
Work by the NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub supported the NSW Bushfire Inquiry Posted on August 27, 2020 by Ross Bradstock The NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub undertook work to support the NSW Bushfire Inquiry. This work addressed key themes concerning the 2019/20 fires, namely their; historical and seasonal context; severity and behaviour; impacts on people, property and biodiversity; and influences on risk in the immediate future. The work is summarised in 19 reports spread across these themes, led by researchers from the University of Wollongong, Western Sydney University, University of Tasmania and University of New South Wales. Read more
