Prof. Dr. Christine Eriksen leads the research group for Geographies of Disasters hosted by the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Her work focuses on social dimensions of disasters, particularly people’s ability to coexist with wildfire. She considers broader contexts, such as cultural norms, political agendas, climate change, and environmental history.
Christine is the author of two books and over 100 other publications. Her work builds on two decades of fire research, with case studies spanning Australia, North America, Europe, and Africa.
In August 2023, Christine commenced a five-year project funded by a Consolidator Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation focusing on wildfire resilience among communities in Europe (FiRES).
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