Investigating factors underlying why householders remain in at-risk areas during bushfire disaster in Australia

Although most homes lack design and construction features to withstand bushfires, there is a growing trend of householders relocating to bushfire-prone areas. Notably, many bushfire-related fatalities have occurred within proximity, specifically within 100 m of bushland. Therefore, this paper explor...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	Olufisayo Adedokun, Temitope Egbelakin, Willy Sher, Thayaparan Gajendran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Australia Black summer Bushfires Disasters Fatality Householders
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402405758X

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