A Scoping Study of Collaborative Wildfire Management: Association between Indigenous and Non-indigenous Peoples
(2024) VBRM15 20241Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- Facing the limitations of current wildfire management practices, increasing attention has been paid to indigenous wildfire practices that use fire for ground fuel reduction. This study investigated the cooperation and association between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples for current wildfire management, with a focus on prescribed burning, to provide a comprehensive review of activities. Through a scoping study, combined with media reviews and an in-depth analysis of collaborative initiatives, this study presents an overview of the research landscape, critical considerations, and research practices for conducting collaborative initiatives. Research shows a significant increase in the academic literature about integrating Indigenous... (More)
- Facing the limitations of current wildfire management practices, increasing attention has been paid to indigenous wildfire practices that use fire for ground fuel reduction. This study investigated the cooperation and association between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples for current wildfire management, with a focus on prescribed burning, to provide a comprehensive review of activities. Through a scoping study, combined with media reviews and an in-depth analysis of collaborative initiatives, this study presents an overview of the research landscape, critical considerations, and research practices for conducting collaborative initiatives. Research shows a significant increase in the academic literature about integrating Indigenous Knowledge and practices into mainstream wildfire management in the last five years. The predominant countries in this research are Australia, the United States, and Canada, where colonial legacy still has a significant impact on indigenous peoples. Issues such as land ownership, resource allocation, and disruption of Indigenous Knowledge transfers continue to be present. This research emphasizes the importance of adopting decolonizing practices in project design and research practice to ensure mutual benefit from collaboration instead of using Indigenous Knowledge as a tool for disaster risk reduction objectives. Recommendations for further study include careful research and project design, explicitly providing the change mechanism and evaluation methods, providing context analysis, including health and environmental concerns, proactive research focus in less-studied regions, and detailed investigation of policies, donor relationships, and funding cycles that affect the environment to promote collaborative initiatives. (Less)
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- author
- Ota, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBRM15 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Indigenous and non-indigenous collaboration, wildfire management, prescribed burning
- language
- English
- id
- 9175438
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- 2024-09-30 13:01:15
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- 2024-10-05 03:42:55
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abstract = {{Facing the limitations of current wildfire management practices, increasing attention has been paid to indigenous wildfire practices that use fire for ground fuel reduction. This study investigated the cooperation and association between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples for current wildfire management, with a focus on prescribed burning, to provide a comprehensive review of activities. Through a scoping study, combined with media reviews and an in-depth analysis of collaborative initiatives, this study presents an overview of the research landscape, critical considerations, and research practices for conducting collaborative initiatives. Research shows a significant increase in the academic literature about integrating Indigenous Knowledge and practices into mainstream wildfire management in the last five years. The predominant countries in this research are Australia, the United States, and Canada, where colonial legacy still has a significant impact on indigenous peoples. Issues such as land ownership, resource allocation, and disruption of Indigenous Knowledge transfers continue to be present. This research emphasizes the importance of adopting decolonizing practices in project design and research practice to ensure mutual benefit from collaboration instead of using Indigenous Knowledge as a tool for disaster risk reduction objectives. Recommendations for further study include careful research and project design, explicitly providing the change mechanism and evaluation methods, providing context analysis, including health and environmental concerns, proactive research focus in less-studied regions, and detailed investigation of policies, donor relationships, and funding cycles that affect the environment to promote collaborative initiatives.}},
author = {{Ota, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{A Scoping Study of Collaborative Wildfire Management: Association between Indigenous and Non-indigenous Peoples}},
year = {{2024}},
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