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The Economics of First Nations Fire Management
Lesson7 of 7 in this unit
SecondaryYear 10Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness and EconomicsEnvironmentalDisaster resilience
Lesson Summary
Students will examine the issue of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires and Australia’s hazard reduction approach. Students will learn about First Nations’ cultural burning practices from an economic, environmental and socially sustainable perspective. Students will conduct a cost-benefit analysis or use criteria to identify and explain the benefits of implementing First Nations’ approaches to fire management and risk reduction.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- investigate the economics of fire management and risk reduction practices, and how implementing First Nations peoples' knowledge impacts these outcomes.
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain how First Nations peoples' fire management and risk reduction practices create economic, environmental and social benefits
- conduct a cost-benefit analysis of First Nations peoples' fire management and risk reduction practices.
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