Key topics

emergency management

Emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding both natural and manmade disasters. It involves preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.

Item	Type		Key Topics
Seismic retrofit of exterior RC beam-column joint using diagonal haunch	Biblio		earthquake, emergency management, mitigation
Candidate Interoperability Needs Amongst Response & Recovery Groups	Biblio	save (1.99 MB)	capability, emergency management
Quantification of inter-regional differences in risk mitigation from prescribed burning across multiple management values	Biblio		emergency management, fire impacts, fire severity
Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (697.05 KB)	emergency management, engineering, risk analysis
A systematic approach to embedding safety, well-being and risk management when responding to interstate and international deployments	Biblio	save (897.65 KB)	emergency management, multi-hazard
The Australian Natural Disaster Resilience Index: Annual project report 2014-2015	Biblio	save (576.19 KB)	emergency management, resilience
Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services	Biblio	save (1.86 MB)	communities, emergency management, volunteering
What are the safety implications of dynamic fire behaviours?	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts
Townsville flood 2019 - post event data collection	Project		emergency management, flood, warnings
Decision making, team monitoring and organisational performance: Part four organisational performance research stream	Biblio	save (791.82 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Simulation and analysis of surface wind fields during landfalling tropical cyclones	Biblio	save (34.51 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, engineering
The potential role of the commonwealth in responding to catastrophic disasters	Biblio	save (6.84 MB)	emergency management, risk analysis
Influence of road characteristics on flood fatalities in Australia	Biblio	save (1.22 MB)	emergency management, flood, preparedness
Incident Management Approaches above the Incident Management Team Level in Australia	Biblio		decision making, emergency management
We have not lived long enough: Sensemaking and learning from bushfire in Australia	Biblio		emergency management, governance, policy
Research proceedings from the 2017 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference	Biblio	save (18.1 MB)	emergency management, land management, multi-hazard
An assessment of the opportunities to improve strategic decision-making in emergency and disaster management	Biblio	save (259.81 KB)	decision making, emergency management, response
Spanning boundaries to support effective multi-agency coordination in emergency management	Biblio	save (2.38 MB)	capability, emergency management, framework
Public health and natural hazards: new policies and preparedness initiatives developed from an Australian bushfire case study	Biblio	save (84.72 KB)	emergency management, mental health, resilience
Prevalence and predictors of mental health in firefighters	Biblio	save (604.44 KB)	capability, emergency management, resilience
Improving volunteer recruitment and retention: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (1.46 MB)	emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone	Biblio	save (657.21 KB)	coastal, emergency management, storm surge
Models and frameworks for assessing the value of disaster research	Biblio	save (1.05 MB)	economics, emergency management, resilience
A modified Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia (2015) scenario: wind and storm tide hazards and impacts	Biblio	save (1.64 MB)	emergency management, modelling, scenario analysis
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - annual report 2018-19	Biblio	save (1.85 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, engineering
Final report on vulnerability of as-built and retrofitted URM buildings	Biblio	save (1.13 MB)	earthquake, emergency management
Disaster Management in Australia: Government Coordination in a Time of Crisis	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, governance
When policy, politics and emergency management collide: managing coordination in crises	Biblio	save (307.28 KB)	emergency management, governance, policy
Intelligent warnings: a twenty-first century approach to encouraging protective action in emergencies	Biblio	save (993.19 KB)	communities, emergency management, warnings
Long-term solutions to improve emergency management services in remote communities in northern Australia	Biblio		communities, emergency management, Northern Australia
Effective Representation of River Geometry in Hydraulic Flood Forecast Models	Biblio	save (1.75 MB)	emergency management, flood, risk management
Stretch‐Thinking Loops: A New Technique for Scenario Planning	Biblio		emergency management, organisational, scenario analysis
Globe-LFMC, a global plant water status database for vegetation ecophysiology and wildfire applications	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts
A formative evaluation of the Triple Zero Kids’ Challenge Teacher’s Guide	Biblio		child-centred, communication, emergency management
Accredited qualifications for capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation	Biblio		emergency management, environments, risk management
Using discrete event simulation cellular automata models to determine multi-mode travel times and routes of terrestrial suppression resources to wildland fires	Biblio		emergency management, fire
Identifying and resolving coordinated decision making breakdowns in emergency management	Biblio		decision making, emergency management
Non‐technical skills for emergency incident management teams: A literature review	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, organisational
Sprinkler systems for the protection of buildings from wildfire	Biblio	save (19.97 MB)	emergency management, engineering, vulnerability
Get ready NSW- fostering all hazards resilience in local communities	Biblio	save (667.19 KB)	communities, emergency management, resilience