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Josh Whittaker

Josh Whittaker
Student

Josh Whittaker completed his PhD for the Bushfire CRC in 2010.

Publications authored

2012

Vulnerability to bushfires in rural Australia: A case study from East Gippsland, Victoria
Whittaker J, Handmer J, Mercer D
Journal Article

2010

Community Bushfire Safety: A Review of Post-black Saturday Research
Whittaker J, Handmer J
Journal Article

2007

Stay and defend or leave early: policy problems and experiences during the 2003 Victorian bushfires.

Whittaker J, Tibbits A
Journal Article

2004

The Victorian bushfires of 2002-03 and the politics of blame: A discourse analysis
Whittaker J, Mercer GN
Journal Article

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RMIT University

Participating in

  • Coping with fire in East Gippsland: rural resilience and the 2003 Victorian bushfires
  • Evaluation of "Stay or Go" Policy

Resources credited

Poster

A case study of Hobart's urban interface

Children’s Knowledge of Bushfire Risk

Coping with bushfires in East Gippsland

Policy problems and experiences during the 2003 Victorian bushfires

Rural resilience and bushfires

Rural resilience and bushfires in East Gippsland

Rural resilience and bushfires in East Gippsland

Social resilience to bushfire hazard

External resource

Community resilience

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FireNote

Community vulnerability tested in 2003 bushfires

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