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
Flood risk communication
 		Dr Mel Taylor Macquarie University
Child-centred disaster risk reduction
 		Prof Kevin Ronan CQUniversity
Managing animals in disasters: improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
 		Dr Mel Taylor Macquarie University
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
Emergency Management Capability
Project Research leader Affiliation
Capability needs for emergency & disaster management organisations
 		Dr Paul Barnes Queensland University of Technology
Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East-Coast Lows
 		Harald Richter Bureau of Meteorology
Improving decision-making in complex multi-team environments
 		Associate Professor 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
Diversity and inclusion: building strength and capability
 		Celeste Young Victoria University
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
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
Enhancing remote north Australian community resilience
 		Adj Prof Jeremy Russell-Smith Charles Darwin University
Northern Australian bushfire and natural hazard training
 		Steve Sutton Charles Darwin University
Factors affecting long term community recovery
 		Lisa Gibs University of Melbourne
Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities
 		Dr Jessica Weir Western Sydney 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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In the media

17 Sep
Prevention Web
Fire Australia Issue Three 2018: A new approach to bushfire mapping
14 Sep
Get Regional
Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018
14 Sep
High Beam Research
Above-Normal Danger
13 Sep
International Journal of Science
Election security, CRISPR patents and Australia’s drought
13 Sep
Australian News Daily Bulletin
Prescribed burning debate rages as Australia finds there's no time to burn going into peak fire season
07 Sep
Pilbara News
WA’s bushfire risk high despite wet winter, say experts
07 Sep
24 Australia
Populated parts of WA exposed to higher risks of catastrophic bushfires, experts warn
07 Sep
Sheep Central
NSW remains in drought and southern Australia faces higher risk
07 Sep
The West Australian
WA’s bushfire risk high despite wet winter, say experts
07 Sep
Scimex
Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018
06 Sep
The Courier Mail
Bushfire season is upon us
06 Sep
The Gulf Times
Early southern bushfire season expected
06 Sep
Beef Central
Elevated bushfire risk heading into spring
06 Sep
Brexit News
Fire chiefs around country warn Australia of bleak bushfire outlook
06 Sep
Bing News
Fire chiefs around the country warn Australia of bleak bushfire outlook for rest of year

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