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Social acceptability of fuel management in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding region

Melinda R. Mylek A C and Jacki Schirmer A B
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A Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

B Health Research Institute and Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: melinda.mylek@anu.edu.au

International Journal of Wildland Fire 25(10) 1093-1109 https://doi.org/10.1071/WF15164
Submitted: 5 September 2015  Accepted: 19 July 2016   Published: 6 September 2016

Abstract

Managing fuel to reduce wildland fire risk often creates substantial public debate. Although the acceptability of various fuel management strategies has been explored in some regions, particularly North America, the social acceptability of fuel management is less well understood in other countries. This paper begins to address this knowledge gap by exploring acceptability by residents living in and near the Australian Capital Territory, Australia of three fuel management strategies (prescribed burning, livestock grazing and mechanical thinning) used to reduce wildland fire risk to life and property. All three were considered acceptable by most survey respondents. Acceptability did not vary substantially between strategies or by the location in which the strategy was undertaken. Acceptability of fuel management was associated with trust in fire management agencies, having knowledge of fuel management, feeling vulnerable to wildland fire and respondent characteristics such as previous effects of wildland fires, location of residence, gender, age, income and employment status.

Additional keywords: livestock grazing, mechanical thinning, prescribed burning.


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