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
 		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, New Zealand
Flood risk communication
 		Dr Mel Taylor Macquarie University
Emergency management capability
Project Research leader Affiliation
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
National mental health and wellbeing study of police and emergency services
 		Prof David Lawrence University of Western Australia
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
Recovery Capitals
 		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

30 Sep
Herald Sun
La Nina declared: Unexpected effect of climate driver
30 Sep
Queensland Times
Big fear for Australia’s long, wet summer
30 Sep
news.com.au
La Nina declared: Unexpected effect of climate driver
29 Sep
Asia Pacific Fire
Science shows how to best burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk
28 Sep
Wangaratta Chronicle
COVID measures hampering bushfire preparation
25 Sep
The Canberra Times
Australia's 2020-21 bushfire season: what to expect this summer
24 Sep
Vice News
Australia's Bushfire Season Is Back, With a Whole New Set of Complications
24 Sep
Mirage News
Positive mental health for young adult emergency services volunteers
24 Sep
CFA News
Positive mental health for young adult emergency services volunteers
21 Sep
Insurance News
Fire and flood resilience project gets insurers’ backing
21 Sep
The Standard
Bushfires inquiry convenes for final week
21 Sep
MIlton Ulladulla Times
Bushfire Royal Commission heads into its final week
21 Sep
Jimboomba Times
Bushfires inquiry convenes for final week
21 Sep
Mandurah Mail
Bushfires inquiry convenes for final week
20 Sep
ABC TV
Fire Outlook: Preparations and outlook for the coming fire season

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