Kerryn Little
Kia ora, my name is Kerryn. I am a Kiwi from Dunedin, New Zealand, and I have recently moved to Birmingham in the United Kingdom to join PyroLife as ESR2. I will be undertaking this research primarily at the University of Birmingham under the supervision of Dr Nick Kettridge and look forward to also working with secondment partners University of Alberta, Canada and Tecnosylva, Spain. I come from a physical geography background, completing a Master of Science (Geography) at the University of Otago. My thesis was focused on the climate controls on glacier mass balance, and my research interests are […]
Written by Kerryn Little Fire has a wide range of impacts, both positive and negative, on people, the environment and the economy. Integrated Fire Management (IFM) is therefore a system that evaluates the potential consequences (positive and negative) of wildfire, in order to make decisions that will promote the beneficial use of wildfire, while reducing any negative impacts from unwanted fires. These decisions affect many different groups of people. Therefore, IFM seeks to include everyone involved in this decision-making process, such as communities living with wildfire, land managers and government agencies, and incorporate both traditional and technical methods of managing […]