Resilience is a measure of human welfare and capacity; it is a
quality of human systems that enable people – as groups and
individuals – to cope with and respond positively to change.
It is a condition that shifts over space and time and, in effect,
determines the impact that a particular hazard will have. Viewed in
this way, disasters occur only when people who lack resilience are
confronted with hazards.
What, then, constitutes bushfire resilience? What are the links
between human welfare and capacity, and the ability to adequately
prepare for, respond to and recover from major bushfires?
This research will develop an understanding of the factors that
make communities resilient to fire. In doing so, it aims to
increase community self-sufficiency for fire safety.
Project Link: C 6 The "stay-or-go" policy
