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