...We live in a fire zone, and our eyes are closed because every year people loose their properties, their lives because of our apparent fix that could be a whole lot better...
Before we bankrupt the country with expensive 'fixes' we should first look at why we have these massive infernos...
" ...There are three simple lessons which could be learned: First, the current approach to bushfire management is not working. Second, the current approach has been tried before and it didn’t work then either. And third, there are still a lot of people around who know all this, from whose first-hand experience much could be learned.
...those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it.
Sadly, when it comes to bushfire management in Australia, I see history repeating itself continuously, and even worse, because of recent changes in our forest management environment, the outlook is for more of the same... "
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Jennifer Marohasy » Bushfire Management in Australian Forests: A Note from Roger Underwood
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