Title Page
Contents
Abstract 7
Chapter 1. Introduction 10
1.1. Research background 10
1.2. Research objectives 12
Chapter 2. Literature Review 13
2.1. Forest fire studies 13
2.2. Public awareness 14
2.3. Summary of literature review 16
Chapter 3. Methodology 17
3.1. Study sites 17
3.2. Secondary data 19
3.3. Survey design and distribution 19
3.4. Data analyses 20
Chapter 4. Results and Discussion 21
4.1. Forest fire occurrence and weather trend 21
4.2. Survey results 26
4.2.1. Public awareness towards forest fire 27
4.2.2. Public attitudes towards forest fire 30
4.2.3. Public attitudes towards forest fire mitigation / prevention 33
Chapter 5. Conclusion and Recommendation 38
Literature cited 39
Appendix 47
요약 50
Table 1. Demographic variable 26
Table 2. Public perceptions on the risk level of forest fire. 32
Figure 1. The four districts in Brunei Darussalam. 18
Figure 2. Forest types in Brunei Darussalam. 18
Figure 3. Total burned area of forest fire and bush fire from 2007 to 2016. 21
Figure 4. Total number of emergency calls on forest fire for each district from... 23
Figure 5. Total number of emergency calls on bush fire for each district from... 23
Figure 6. Weather pattern from 2007 to 2016 showing total rainfall (mm) and... 24
Figure 7. Public opinion on their awareness towards forest fire occurrence in... 27
Figure 8. Source of information on forest fire occurrence in Brunei. 28
Figure 9. Public perceptions on the forest fire frequency in Brunei in the last... 29
Figure 10. Public perceptions on the problem of forest fire in Brunei. 29
Figure 11. Public perceptions on the likely causes of human-induced forest... 30
Figure 12. Public perceptions on mitigating forest fire in Brunei. 34