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Bushfire Planning & Design Blog

Our Approach…

The intent and vision of Blackash is simple – that we work in a niche, collaborating with clients to design, develop and implement innovative solutions in the bushfire, landuse, resilience, consequence management and emergency management space. We seek out complex emergency management problems...
21 Feb 18
By : Lew Short
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emergency management, resilience

Resilience & adaptation to the “new normal”

Natural disasters are a part of life. While we can’t predict when they will occur or the consequences that will manifest in our communities, we know they will happen. And when they happen, the affected communities will transform. It is unrealistic and narrow minded to think that affected...
11 Jan 18
By : Lew Short
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AS3959, blackash, building in bushfire prone areas, bushfire, Bushfire Design, Bushfire Planning, insurance, resilience

Bushfires & living in the bush

Bushfire has been part of the natural environment of the Australian continent for thousands of years. The forest and grassland environments have adapted to accommodate this as have the original inhabitants. The frequency and intensity of bushfires varies throughout the landscape and the...
21 Aug 17
By : Lew Short
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building in bushfire prone areas, bushfire, planning, resilience

Wayfinding – Learning from the Past

We are surrounded by clues to our past. As we design communities, planners give a nod to people, places or significant events that shape or give rise to that form. Examples might be “The Broadway” for a wide boulevard, “Scribbly Gum Crescent” for an area that was once...
04 Jun 17
By : Lew Short
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