Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC

Mainstreaming fire and emergency management across legal and policy sectors.

Title	Mainstreaming fire and emergency management across legal and policy sectors.
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2012
Authors	Eburn, M, Dovers, S
Journal	The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Volume	27
Start Page	14
Date Published	April 2012
Abstract	This paper reports on a research project, funded by the Bushfire CRC and conducted at the Australian National University, jointly by the ANU College of Law and the Fenner School of Environment and Society. ‘Mainstreaming Fire and Emergency Management across Legal and Policy Sectors: Joint Research and Policy Learning’ is looking at the impact of law and policy on emergency and fire management. This paper argues that an absence of clearly defined goals in emergency management policy inhibits our ability to make decisions on what are acceptable trade-offs and makes it impossible to know when Emergency Management goals have been achieved. The paper reports on the research conducted so far and identifies the next steps in the research program.
URL	http://www.em.gov.au/Publications/Australianjournalofemergencymanagement/Currentissue/Documents/WEMA%20Vol27No1_Eburn.PDF
Refereed Designation	Refereed