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
We have not lived long enough: Sensemaking and learning from bushfire in Australia	Biblio		decision making, emergency management
The lived experience of disadvantaged communities affected by the 2015 South Indian Floods: Implications for disaster risk reduction dialogue	Biblio		communities, emergency management, vulnerability
Emergency Volunteering 2030: Views from Managers in Volunteerism	Biblio	save (1.89 MB)	emergency management, volunteering
You own the fuel, but who owns the fire?	Biblio		emergency management, policy, risk analysis
Decision making, team monitoring and organisational performance: Part two decision making research stream	Biblio	save (1.45 MB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Preparing emergency services for operations in a climate-challenged world	Project		climate change, emergency management, governance
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - annual report 2018-19	Biblio	save (1.85 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, engineering
Established and emerging uses of predictive services	Project		emergency management, fire, firefighter
Increasing emergency management capacity through business sector involvement	Biblio	save (503.1 KB)	emergency management, land management, risk management
Role Clarity, Swift Trust and Multi‐Agency Coordination	Biblio		capability, emergency management, framework
Challenges of Measuring Emergency Management Performance Under Adversity: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Conference Paper 2014	Biblio	save (594.66 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Research proceedings from the 2018 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC Conference	Biblio	save (15.24 MB)	emergency management, land management, multi-hazard
Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Project		emergency management, engineering
Australian householders’ psychological preparedness for potential natural hazard threats: An exploration of contributing factors	Biblio		communities, emergency management, fire
Opportunities and constraints identified in existing frameworks in use for organisational learning	Biblio	save (1.31 MB)	emergency management, organisational
Discussion paper: Learning for emergency services, looking for a new approach	Biblio	save (2.34 MB)	decision making, emergency management, policy
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Management	Biblio		emergency management, governance, policy
Real people, real stories- if it’s flooded forget it	Biblio	save (767.2 KB)	communities, emergency management, flood
Giving voice to our givers: A phenomenological study addressing the perceptions of Rural Fire Service volunteers in Queensland	Project		emergency management, fire, volunteering
The roles of pharmacists in disaster health management in natural and anthropogenic disasters	Biblio	save (13.99 MB)	communication, emergency management
Learning to learn from bushfire: Perspectives from Victorian emergency management practitioners	Biblio		emergency management, fire, organisational
Assessing the application and value of participatory mapping for community bushfire preparation	Biblio		communities, emergency management, local knowledge
Can major post-event inquiries and reviews contribute to lessons management?	Biblio		communication, emergency management
Community organisation involvement in disaster management	Biblio	save (1.76 MB)	communities, emergency management, multi-hazard
Prevalence and predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among Australian police and emergency services employees	Biblio		emergency management, mental health, organisational
Human Factors Challenges in Emergency Management	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, multi-hazard
Emergency management and policy: research impact and utilisation	Biblio	save (397.64 KB)	emergency management, governance, policy
Safety awareness of firefighters and their perception of fire risks in cladding fires	Biblio	save (2.08 MB)	emergency management, fire impacts, firefighter
Assessing community resilience for emergencies in local government policy - Maroondah City Council and Knox City Council	Biblio	save (1.64 MB)	communication, emergency management, resilience
A literature review of methods for providing enhanced operational oversight of teams in emergency management	Biblio		capability, decision making, emergency management
Flood levee influences on community preparedness: a paradox?	Biblio		communities, emergency management, flood
The value of disaster research: a review of the literature	Biblio	save (1.16 MB)	economics, emergency management
Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, organisational
Performance of fire detection algorithms using himawari-8	Biblio	save (1.27 MB)	emergency management, fire, fire weather
Supplementing emergency warning messages to encourage readiness to act: the effect of colours and icons	Biblio	save (3.07 MB)	communication, emergency management, warnings
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement	Biblio		communication, education, emergency management
What are the safety implications of dynamic fire behaviours?	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts
Volunteering into the future – disaster events, local governments & communities	Biblio	save (635.16 KB)	emergency management, multi-hazard, volunteering
My grab bag is two suitcases: an autoethnographical view of a super-plus size self-evacuation from Hurricane Irma	Biblio		diversity and inclusion, emergency management, vulnerability
The challenges of managing animals and their owners in disasters: perspectives of Australian response organisations and stakeholders	Biblio	save (411.01 KB)	animals, communication, emergency management