Playing with Fire

Project Vision:
The peri-urban landscape of Christchurch’s Port Hills will become an intelligently functioning system whichreduces the risk of a wildfire igniting and reduces the harm caused should wildfire occur. The landscape will also function as an educational tool, providing immersive experiences which engage users with the dangers of wildfire and precautionary measures they can take at the community and individual level.

The goals of the project are to reduce the chance of a wildfire igniting, to mitigate environmental conditions which contribute to the intensity, spread, and rate of movement of a wildfire, and to reduce the amount of people, property, and natural resources that would be threatened should a wildfire occur.