@article{ref1,
title="Protective decision-making in bushfire Part 1: a rapid systematic review of the 'wait and see' literature",
journal="Fire (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2021",
author="Strahan, Kenneth and Gilbert, John",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="e4-e4",
abstract="Delaying protective action decision making in wildfire is inconsistent with fire authorities' advice and is associated with fatalities. A comprehensive understanding of why at-risk residents wait and see whether they will evacuate from a wildfire or remain to shelter or defend can better inform wildfire safety policy and practice. This systematic review reports the findings of 40 papers selected from 255 identified through a search of papers in Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar published between 1995 and December 2020 in English. This review establishes the extent of wait and see behaviour; grounds for concern for such behaviour; reasons protective action is delayed; the influence of information and warnings; relevance of gender and other characteristics; delay by those who defend their property; and policy implications. This review also details 11 seminal studies that capture much of the evidence on the delay of protective action in wildfire.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2571-6255",
doi="10.3390/fire4010004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4010004"
}