Enabling cultures of bushfire readiness in Australian communities

该项目旨在通过研究与景观、地点和社区的文化联系如何影响人们对火灾危险信息的反应，来改善火灾准备工作。澳大利亚的黑色夏天表明，许多家庭对更快、更猛烈的火灾的“新常态”准备不足。这在城市边缘地区尤其令人担忧，因为那里的快速发展正在改变景观，家庭面临复杂的社会经济挑战。该研究旨在通过使应急服务能够更有效地使不同社区参与对话，促进火灾准备，并与基于地方的价值观，愿望和行为联系起来，从而促进澳大利亚人的安全。

This project aims to improve bushfire preparation by examining how cultural connections to landscape, place and community affect the ways in which people respond to information about bushfire hazards. Australia’s Black Summer showed that many households are inadequately prepared for the ‘new normal’ of faster, fiercer fires. This is particularly concerning on the urban fringe, where rapid development is changing landscapes, and households face complex socio-economic challenges. The study aims to contribute to the safety of Australians by enabling emergency services to more effectively engage diverse communities in dialogue that promotes bushfire readiness, by connecting with place-based values, aspirations and behaviours.