Prof David Bowman
Researcher
The University of Tasmania
About
David is the Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science and the Director of the Fire Centre at the University of Tasmania. His is a lead researcher for Natural Hazards Research Australia an holds a prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship. David has over 40 years’ experience and is motivated by a commitment to improving the scientific basis of fire management.
Project and roles
Publications
| Type | Year | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 04/2021 | Demographic effects of severe fire in montane shrublands on Tasmania’s Central Plateau |
| Journal article | 08/2024 | Garden design can reduce wildfire risk and drive more sustainable co-existence with wildfire |
| Journal article | 10/2023 | Taming the flame, from local to global extreme wildfires |
| Journal article | 09/2024 | Social and health factors influence self-reported evacuation intentions in the wildfire-prone island of Tasmania, Australia |
| Journal article | 09/2025 | Where the landscape meets the garden gate: fire risk perception and garden adaptation in Tasmania’s wildland–urban interface |
Resources
| Type | Released | Title | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio-video | 14 March 2025 | Bushfire risk at the rural urban interface and the Los Angeles fires: presentation | Communities, Infrastructure, Land management, Risk management |
| Workshop material | 3 May 2023 | 2023 Natural Hazards Research Forum workshop slides: Stream 1, Workshop 3 | Environments, Fire impacts, Mitigation, Risk management |