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
Child-centred disaster risk reduction
 		Dr Briony Towers RMIT University
Managing animals in disasters: improving preparedness, response, and resilience through individual and organisational collaboration
 		A/Prof 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, New Zealand
Flood risk communication
 		A/Prof Mel Taylor Macquarie University
Emergency management capability
Project Research leader Affiliation
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
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
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
 		Prof Lisa Gibbs 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

26 Mar
The Daily Advertiser
Dunns Road bushfire smoke could have caused deaths in Wagga and Snowy Valleys
25 Mar
Asia Pacific Fire
Database crucial for learning lessons from the past
25 Mar
Asia Pacific Fire
2019/20: Australia's worst fire season on record
20 Mar
Beaudesert Times
Two years after the flames: 'There's been no real effort to address the lessons'
18 Mar
Bega District News
Two years after the flames: 'There's been no real effort to address the lessons'
12 Mar
University of Adelaide
MEDIA RELEASE: OUR RESEARCHERS FEATURED IN THE ADVERTISER ABOUT THE KANAGROO ISLAND FIRES
11 Mar
Medium
Nothing changes if nothing changes
09 Mar
Bega District News
Tathra bushfire coronial inquiry awaits expert reports to confirm start date
09 Mar
Bega District News
Tathra bushfire report finds lack of preparation, inadequate information
06 Mar
2EC East Coast Radio
New report into Tathra & district bushfire makes key findings regarding warning messages
06 Mar
The Advertiser
University of Adelaide fires up debate over bushfire risk as signs of life return on Kangaroo Island
05 Mar
RMIT University
Meet the women helping to improve how we live in cities and with nature
05 Mar
Fire Protection Water Tanks
Fire Proven Pioneer Water Tanks
03 Mar
Brisbane Times
Race to understand fire lessons as another 'significant' season looms
03 Mar
The Sydney Morning Herald
Race to understand fire lessons as another 'significant' season looms

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