@article {bnh-8378, title = {Business involvement in disaster management}, number = {15.2023}, year = {2023}, month = {04/2023}, institution = {Natural Hazards Research Australia}, address = {Melbourne}, abstract = {

Severe to catastrophic disasters pose the potential to overwhelm traditional emergency management approaches, necessitating the adoption of a whole-of-community approach.

A key component of the whole-of-community approach is building collaborative partnerships between communities, government agencies, community organisations and businesses across the phases of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery to engage their full capacity.

To date, there has been little research examining the role of the business sector in disaster management although many businesses, large and small, provide assistance. This research focuses specifically on the role and involvement of businesses in disaster management.

Pertinent findings of the research were:

}, issn = {15.2023}, author = {Andrew Gissing and Steve George} }