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The implemented research made me realize that fire should not be treated as an enemy in all circumstances [Fig. 13]. Rather, it is a natural phenomenon that cannot be excluded from Earth processes. Landscape architects tend to design for completely removing fire from their projects or preservation proposals. However, in many cases it can be used as means for regeneration. Furthermore, when designing for urban areas surrounded by fire-prone landscapes, it is essential to take into consideration the directions of bigscale flows. Where will stormwater and debris flow? How could their force be decreased or directed? In case of wildfire, where will residents gather in order to be safe? How could their properties be protected through design gestures? Ideas discussed in this study may seem unimaginable to be realized, however they are built up from the parameters that landscape architects are engaging with. In aboriginal thought, ‘country must be used and appropriately burned if life is to continue’ (qtd. in Bird et al, 2016). In the age of megafires, it is essential to create landscapes that have fire as an ally, not as an enemy.
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