The project will aim to: (1) characterise the potential for wildfire damages across the UK, (2) identify stakeholders with interests in UK wildfire management, (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the existing wildfire management institutional framework, (4) assess the general public’s, experts’ and stakeholders’ understanding of wildfire, and their perceptions of wildfire risk, (5) evaluate the determinants of risk perceptions and examine their stability over time, and (6) explore the public’s and experts preferences for wildfire mitigation and adaptation policy interventions.

Duration: 2024- 2028

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