Resilience to Hazards

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This theme aims to improve the conceptualisation of resilience and the factors that both promote and inhibit its development.  Improved understanding of these factors will optimise the development of a capability to identify vulnerability, manage the risk and enable resilience.

Projects in this research theme, by cluster

Communication and warnings
Project Research leader Affiliation
Improving the role of hazard communications in increasing residents’ preparedness and response planning
 		Dr Ilona McNeill University of Melbourne
Effective risk and warning communication during natural hazards
 		Prof Vivienne Tippett Queensland University of Technology
Community understanding of the tsunami risk and warnings systems in Australian communities
 		Prof David Johnston Massey University, New Zealand
Flood risk communication
 		Dr Mel Taylor Macquarie University
Child-centred disaster risk reduction
 		Dr Briony Towers RMIT University
Managing animals in disasters: improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
 		Dr Mel Taylor Macquarie University
Emergency management capability
Project Research leader Affiliation
Diversity and inclusion: building strength and capability
 		Celeste Young Victoria University
Capability needs for emergency & disaster management organisations
 		Dr Paul Barnes Queensland University of Technology
Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East Coast Lows
 		Dr Harald Richter Bureau of Meteorology
Improving decision-making in complex multi-team environments
 		A/Prof Chris Bearman CQUniversity
National mental health and wellbeing study of police and emergency services
 		Prof David Lawrence University of Western Australia
Catastrophic and cascading events: planning and capability
 		Andrew Gissing Risk Frontiers
Sustainable volunteering
Project Research leader Affiliation
Out of uniform: building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
 		Prof John Handmer RMIT University
Improving the retention and engagement of volunteers in emergency service agencies
 		A/Prof Michael Jones University of Wollongong
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
 		Dr Blythe McLennan RMIT University
Understanding and enhancing resilience
Project Research leader Affiliation
Recovery Capitals
 		Prof Lisa Gibbs University of Melbourne
Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities
 		Dr Jessica Weir Western Sydney University
The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: A system for assessing the resilience of Australian communities to natural hazards
 		Dr Melissa Parsons University of New England
Developing effective emergency management partnerships in remote northern Australian communities
 		Adj Prof Jeremy Russell-Smith Charles Darwin University
Northern Australian bushfire and natural hazard training
 		Steve Sutton Charles Darwin University

Projects by cluster

Economics and strategic decisions

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Governance and institutional knowledge

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Scenarios and loss analysis

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Communication and warnings

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Emergency management capability

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Sustainable volunteering

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Understanding and enhancing resilience

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Flood and coastal management

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Built environment

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Bushfire predictive services

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Severe and high impact weather

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Prescribed burning and catchment management

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Hazard News
Hazard Notes
Hazard Channel
Fire Australia

In the media

23 Jun
ABC Science
Can’t stay, won’t leave
01 Jun
The Guardian
Winter forecast points to warmer conditions as La Niña flicks switch to neutral
31 May
Insurance News
Bushfire potential 'above normal' for NT
27 May
Seymour Telgraph
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
27 May
Mirage News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook
27 May
Country News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
27 May
Beaudesert Times
Scenic Rim bushfire prevention to be helped by wet winter forecast
27 May
News Finale
Wet winter ahead sparks bushfire warnings
27 May
9 News
Wet winter ahead sparks warnings about upcoming bushfire season
27 May
Shepparton News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
21 May
Blue Mountains Gazette
High expectations on fire warnings
21 May
Lithgow Mercury
High expectations on fire warnings
18 May
Business Daily
counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires
18 May
The Times
counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires
18 May
The Conversation
It can’t all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires

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