Professor Alan March

Professor, Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Disasters, planning and Australian tourism

Australia’s summer of bushfires is hitting our tourism industry to the tune of billions of dollars; future planning must integrate tourism and disaster resilience

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Environment

Black Saturday: Urban sprawl and climate change remain key dangers

Action has been taken to improve people’s safety in the event of bushfires, but two key risk factors – urban sprawl and climate change – aren’t being addressed

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Environment

Black Saturday: Bushfire planning as our population grows

Bushfire planning around our expanding urban environments is crucial for dealing with Australia’s increasing bushfire risk

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Environment

Bushfires: have you treated your risks?

Taking simple precautions can make a difference when it comes to bushfire resilient communities.

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Arts & Culture

Send us baby food, board games - and some barmaids

New records are filling the gaps in the story of how Darwin Red Cross responded to the devastation of 1974’s Cyclone Tracy

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