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
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
 		Dr Blythe McLennan RMIT University
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
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

18 Mar
Continuity Central
New research report looks at Australia’s preparedness for catastrophic disasters
13 Mar
International Association of Wildland Fire
Research gives insight into community bushfire response in Australia
11 Mar
VIW
MAR 11 To reduce fire risk and meet climate targets, over 300 scientists call for stronger land clearing laws
02 Mar
My Sunshine Coast
Minister shares natural disaster expertise
26 Feb
The Age
No denying weather presenter Bunn is subtly selling climate change
25 Feb
Insurance News
Registrations open for fire conference
19 Feb
The Sydney Morning Herald
Nine minutes to flee: Parramatta's 'catastrophic' flash-flooding warning
08 Feb
VIVW News
How a bushfire can destroy a home
08 Feb
Triple J
Triple J - Hack interview with John Bates
08 Feb
Insurance ERM
Australia raises its game on wildfire loss models
07 Feb
The Age
Complacency still a risk 10 years after Black Saturday bushfires
07 Feb
ABC News
Former fire chief calls for more planned burns as fuel loads reach Black Saturday levels
07 Feb
Hashtag Australia
Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come
07 Feb
The Conversation
How a bushfire can destroy a home
07 Feb
Insurance News
Black Saturday fires ‘could happen again

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