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Research proceedings from AFAC17

Research proceedings from the 2017 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference

TitleResearch proceedings from the 2017 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsRumsewicz, M
Conference NameBushfire and Natural Hazards CRC & AFAC annual conference 2017
Date Published09/2017
PublisherBushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Conference LocationSydney
ISBN Number978-0-9941696-9-3
Abstract

The full research proceedings from the 2017 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC & AFAC conference, held in Sydney from 4 - 6 September. The document contains two sections. Section one is peer reviewed, full conference papers. Section two is non-peer reviewed extended abstracts.
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Key Topics

emergency management
land management
multi-hazard

Project Reference

Implementing policy to enable disaster resilience in the Australian Federation
Whole of government and crisis management: understanding coordination in a time of crisis
An analysis of building losses and human fatalities from natural disasters
Economics of natural hazards
Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction
Mapping and understanding bushfire and natural hazard vulnerability and risks at the institutional scale
Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia
Policies, institutions and governance
Scientific diversity and uncertainty in risk mitigation policy and planning
An evaluation of Youth Justice Conferencing for youth misuse of fire
Community volunteering and disaster recovery
Cultural drivers of disaster response behaviour and their cross-cultural applicability
How risk informs natural hazard management: a study of the interface between risk modelling for tsunami inundation and local government policy and procedure
Effective risk and warning communication during natural hazards
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East Coast Lows
Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities
Improving decision-making in complex multi-team environments
Managing animals in disasters: improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
National mental health and wellbeing study of police and emergency services
Out of uniform: building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: A system for assessing the resilience of Australian communities to natural hazards
Methods for background temperature estimation in the context of active fire detection
Fire coalescence and mass spotfire dynamics
Fire spread prediction across fuel types
Fire surveillance and hazard mapping
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact
Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data
Mapping bushfire hazard and impacts
Optimisation of fuel reduction burning regimes
Resilience to clustered disaster events on the coast - storm surge

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Conference Paper

Publication Year

Year of Publication 2017