Engaging with communities as a design process: redesigning the FireWatch interface

Authors

Paul Haimes, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Danielle J. Brady, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Barnard D. Clarkson, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Stuart Medley, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

AST Management

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Arts

School

School of Communication and Arts / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications

RAS ID

16028

Comments

Haimes, P. , Brady, D. J., Clarkson, B. D., & Medley, S. (2013). Engaging with communities as a design process: redesigning the FireWatch interface. Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference 2013. (pp. 107-124). Brisbane, Queensland. AST Management Pty Ltd.

Abstract

Analysis of recent bushfires in Australia, such as Black Saturday in 2009 and the Kimberley Ultramarathon tragedy in 2011, demonstrates that a lack of communications for people on the ground can have dire consequences. Due to the increasing impact of bushfires in recent years, the provision of bushfire information to communities is increasingly important.