Guide proposal for urban planning for fostering wildfire resilient timber construction in the urban-rural interface
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2021
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Abstract
In wildfire-prone urban-rural interface areas, policies for fostering wildfire resilient timber construction need to consider the risks associated with the interaction between wildfires and buildings, implementing wildfire risk reduction strategies. By comprehensively integrating wildfire risk reduction considerations, urban planning can contribute to implementing policies for fostering wildfire resilient approaches to timber construction. However urban planning systems often fail to do so, addressing wildfires partially and inconsistently. Thus, there is a need to set out comprehensive approaches to urban planning for wildfire risk reduction. To address this gap, this paper aims to propose
a guide for urban planning integrating wildfire risk reduction considerations that can contribute to foster wildfire
resilient timber construction in wildfire-prone areas. The study was approached as inductive qualitative research of two case studies: the urban planning systems of Chile and Victoria (Australia). Based on the analysis, the research presents a normative guide for urban planning integrating wildfire risk reduction considerations based on three broad categories: legislation; spatial plans; and implementation processes. The framework presented serves as a guide to fostering resilient timber construction in wildfire-prone areas by comprehensively integrating wildfire risk reduction considerations into urban planning systems.
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González-Mathiesen, Constanza; March, Alan(2021). Guide proposal for urban planning for fostering wildfire resilient timber construction in the urban-rural interface. In: World Conference on Timber Engineering WCTE 2021
Keywords
Timber construction, Policy, Urban-rural interface, Urban planning, Wildfires, Disaster risk reduction