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Living on a flammable planet: interdisciplinary, cross-scalar and varied cultural lessons, prospects and challenges
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posted on 2023-05-18, 19:53 authored by Roos, CI, Scott, AC, Belcher, CM, Chaloner, WG, Aylen, J, Bird, RB, Coughlan, MR, Johnson, BR, Fay JohnstonFay Johnston, McMorrow, J, Steelman, TLiving with fire is a challenge for human communities because they are influenced by socio-economic, political, ecological and climatic processes at various spatial and temporal scales. Over the course of 2 days, the authors discussed how communities could live with fire challenges at local, national and transnational scales. Exploiting our diverse, international and interdisciplinary expertise, we outline generalizable properties of fire-adaptive communities in varied settings where cultural knowledge of fire is rich and diverse. At the national scale, we discussed policy and management challenges for countries that have diminishing fire knowledge, but for whom global climate change will bring new fire problems. Finally, we assessed major fire challenges that transcend national political boundaries, including the health burden of smoke plumes and the climate consequences of wildfires. It is clear that to best address the broad range of fire problems, a holistic wildfire scholarship must develop common agreement in working terms and build across disciplines. We must also communicate our understanding of fire and its importance to the media, politicians and the general public.This article is part of the themed issue 'The interaction of fire and mankind'.
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Publication title
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesVolume
371Issue
1696Article number
20150469Number
20150469Pagination
1-11ISSN
0962-8436Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Royal Soc LondonPlace of publication
6 Carlton House Terrace, London, England, Sw1Y 5AgRights statement
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