ABSTRACT:
As effects of climate change increase the size and severity of bushfires, and a greater number of people move into these at-risk areas, there is a growing imperative to understand the likely evacuation outcomes of bushfire-prone communities under various fire scenarios. This paper introduces a freely available simulation platform called WUI-NITY that can be used by evacuation planners and decision-makers to forecast evacuation behaviour within affected areas, and in turn, better prepare for and respond to future bushfire events.
Reference:
Kuligowski, E, Ronchi, E, Wahlqvist, J, Gwynne, SMV, Kinateder, M, Rein, G, Mitchell, H, Bénichou, N & Kimball, A 2022, 'Evacuation modelling for bushfire: the WUI-NITY simulation platform', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 40-43.
