11 research outputs found
Community perceptions of bushfire risk
The public often view and evaluate risk differently from researchers and experts. Understanding
how the public construct their perceptions of risk can greatly improve risk communication,
and direct risk reduction strategies most appropriately.
This chapter explores the social construction of risk in two peri-urban bushfire-prone
communities in Queensland. These case studies were undertaken in 2005 using a multiplemethods
approach, which included group interviews with community and fire brigade
members, and a community survey.
While there are common factors that can similarly influence perceptions of bushfire risks
within and between communities, there are often local-based issues unique to a community
that have important implications for bushfire management. Through understanding and
clarifying fire issues in communities, fire managers can address problems affecting bushfire
risk mitigation in their local cOl1ullUnily. Engaging the community through a number of
means could help considerably. The community should be viewed as a resource - communities
have the capacity to act, despite vulnerabilities
Asymptotics and local constancy of characters of p-adic groups
In this paper we study quantitative aspects of trace characters
of reductive -adic groups when the representation varies. Our approach
is based on the local constancy of characters and we survey some other related
results. We formulate a conjecture on the behavior of relative to
the formal degree of , which we are able to prove in the case where
is a tame supercuspidal. The proof builds on J.-K.~Yu's construction and the
structure of Moy-Prasad subgroups.Comment: Proceedings of Simons symposium on the trace formul
Socio-economic aspects of artificial reefs: considerations for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Artificial reefs are used to enhance recreational fishing and diving opportunities in the marine environment. Until recently, demand for artificial reefs in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) has been low due to the high value placed on the natural ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the abundance of fishing and diving opportunities it provides. In the GBRMP, where there are multiple stakeholder groups with diverse and often conflicting values and opinions, the deployment of artificial reefs will be a complex and controversial social issue. We review the available socio-economic literature regarding the deployment, use, and management of artificial reefs, and aim to identify and understand potential socio-economic issues and information gaps surrounding deployment of artificial reefs in the GBRMP. We also outline a strategy to guide decision-making and maximize the socio-economic value of artificial reefs should they be deployed in the GBRMP
Community perceptions of bushfire risk
The public often view and evaluate risk differently from researchers and experts. Understanding\ud
how the public construct their perceptions of risk can greatly improve risk communication,\ud
and direct risk reduction strategies most appropriately.\ud
This chapter explores the social construction of risk in two peri-urban bushfire-prone\ud
communities in Queensland. These case studies were undertaken in 2005 using a multiplemethods\ud
approach, which included group interviews with community and fire brigade\ud
members, and a community survey.\ud
While there are common factors that can similarly influence perceptions of bushfire risks\ud
within and between communities, there are often local-based issues unique to a community\ud
that have important implications for bushfire management. Through understanding and\ud
clarifying fire issues in communities, fire managers can address problems affecting bushfire\ud
risk mitigation in their local cOl1ullUnily. Engaging the community through a number of\ud
means could help considerably. The community should be viewed as a resource - communities\ud
have the capacity to act, despite vulnerabilities