Evacuation modelling for bushfire : the WUI-NITY simulation platform
(2022) In Australian Journal of Emergency Management 37(4). p.40-43- Abstract
The number of people who live in bushfire-prone areas around the world is growing. In Australia, in the states of Victoria and New South Wales, over 1.5 million people live in areas rated as high to extreme bushfire risk in (SGS Economics and Planning 2019). As effects of climate change increase the size and severity of bushfires, and a greater number of people move into these at-risk areas, there is a growing imperative to understand the likely evacuation outcomes of bushfireprone communities under various fire scenarios. This paper introduces a freely available simulation platform called WUI-NITY that can be used by evacuation planners and decisionmakers to forecast evacuation behaviour within affected areas, and in turn, better... (More)
The number of people who live in bushfire-prone areas around the world is growing. In Australia, in the states of Victoria and New South Wales, over 1.5 million people live in areas rated as high to extreme bushfire risk in (SGS Economics and Planning 2019). As effects of climate change increase the size and severity of bushfires, and a greater number of people move into these at-risk areas, there is a growing imperative to understand the likely evacuation outcomes of bushfireprone communities under various fire scenarios. This paper introduces a freely available simulation platform called WUI-NITY that can be used by evacuation planners and decisionmakers to forecast evacuation behaviour within affected areas, and in turn, better prepare for and respond to future bushfire events.
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- Kuligowski, E. ; Ronchi, E. LU ; Wahlqvist, J. LU ; Gwynne, S. M.V. LU ; Kinateder, M. ; Rein, Guillermo ; Mitchell, H. ; Bénichou, N. and Kimball, A.
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- 2022-10
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- Australian Journal of Emergency Management
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- 37
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- 4 pages
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- Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
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- scopus:85141773541
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- 1324-1540
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- English
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