Anthony Power, Fire consultant and Landscape Architect

Anthony Power, a fire consultant and landscape architect, discusses the challenges of bushfires in Australia and the importance of designing towns and landscapes for fire mitigation. He explains the use of data-driven approaches and simulation modeling to understand and characterize fire behavior.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:12 The Challenge of Bushfires in Australia
04:30 Designing Towns for Fire Mitigation
06:27 Using Data-Driven Approaches for Fire Behavior
07:26 Simulation Modeling for Fire Mitigation
09:08 The Time Lag Between Research and Regulation
11:30 The Importance of Local Scale Fire Behavior Data
12:49 The Evolution of Fire Modeling Technology
14:56 The Increasing Severity of Bushfires in Australia
19:32 Changing Society's Perception of Fire
22:11 Arranging Fuels and Designing Landscapes for Fire Safety
23:05 Resources and Considerations for Homeowners
24:08 Fire Sim City: Modeling Fire Behavior
26:28 Changing Environmental Moisture Gradients
28:20 Landscape Design for Fire Containment
29:58 Working with Nature to Create Sustainable Solutions
31:50 The Power of Good Landscape Design
35:18 Conclusion and Contact Information