3 things we need to get right ahead of extreme bushfire risk this summer

By David Sanderson, Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW
Darryn McEvoy, Research Professor in Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation, RMIT University
Dulani Halvitigala, Associate Professor in Property, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
Mittul Vahanvati, Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Timothy Heffernan, Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University

Prevention is only part of the picture. Australia needs a better plan for housing those displaced by disaster and supporting them on the long journey to recovery.

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