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
Globe-LFMC, a global plant water status database for vegetation ecophysiology and wildfire applications	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts
Vehicle‐related flood fatalities in Australia, 2001–2017	Biblio	save (2.97 MB)	emergency management, flood, warnings
Development of Capability Targets for the NSW Emergency Management Sector	Biblio	save (973.32 KB)	capability, emergency management
Extreme fire behaviours: Surveying fire management staff to determine behaviour frequencies and importance	Biblio	save (414.7 KB)	emergency management, fire, fire severity
Sprinkler systems for the protection of buildings from wildfire	Biblio	save (19.97 MB)	emergency management, engineering, vulnerability
Large damage bills to buildings from cyclones can be reduced by small actions	Biblio	save (507.42 KB)	cyclone, emergency management, resilience
Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia: annual project report 2018-19	Biblio	save (790.52 KB)	emergency management, optimisation, risk management
Animal emergency management in South Australia: a case study of the Sampson Flat bushfire	Biblio		animals, communities, emergency management
You own the fuel, but who owns the fire?	Biblio		emergency management, policy, risk analysis
Bushfire and natural hazard training for Northern Australia: Annual project report 2014-2015	Biblio	save (742.18 KB)	emergency management, multi-hazard, response
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - annual report 2018-19	Biblio	save (1.85 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, engineering
Salivary cortisol profiles of on-call from home fire and emergency service personnel	Biblio		emergency management, mental health
Organisational socialisation of volunteers in an emergency services agency	Biblio	save (564.04 KB)	emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
Intelligent warnings: a twenty-first century approach to encouraging protective action in emergencies	Biblio	save (993.19 KB)	communities, emergency management, warnings
Preparing emergency services for operations in a climate-challenged world - summary report	Biblio	save (2.15 MB)	climate change, emergency management, governance
Public information in the emergency services - literature review	Biblio	save (788.53 KB)	communication, emergency management
Opportunities and constraints identified in existing frameworks in use for organisational learning	Biblio	save (1.31 MB)	emergency management, organisational
Experiences in the in-field utilisation of fuels3D	Biblio	save (601.76 KB)	emergency management, fire, fuel reduction
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Management	Biblio		emergency management, governance, policy
The Hawaii nuclear alert: how did people respond?	Biblio	save (537.88 KB)	emergency management, response, warnings
Collapse behaviour of limited ductile high-strength RC columns under multidirectional earthquake actions	Biblio		emergency management, engineering, infrastructure
Prevalence and predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among Australian police and emergency services employees	Biblio		emergency management, mental health, organisational
Major post-event inquiries and reviews: review of recommendations	Biblio	save (1.15 MB)	decision making, emergency management, policy
Increasing emergency management capacity through business sector involvement	Biblio	save (503.1 KB)	emergency management, land management, risk management
Principles for enhanced collaboration between land and emergency management agencies and Indigenous peoples - green paper	Biblio	save (1.61 MB)	emergency management, indigenous communities, land management
Role Clarity, Swift Trust and Multi‐Agency Coordination	Biblio		capability, emergency management, framework
Follow up of study participants: brain plasticity and divergent thinking	Biblio	save (781.71 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Improving Fire Behaviour Data Obtained from Wildfires	Biblio		emergency management, fire impacts, fire severity
Collaboration in disasters: A cultural challenge for the utilities sector	Biblio		communication, emergency management
Assessing community resilience for emergencies in local government policy: summary	Biblio	save (461.41 KB)	communication, emergency management, resilience
Evidence to support incident management team capability	Biblio	save (146.37 KB)	communication, emergency management, multi-hazard
Practical Decision Tools for Improved Decision-Making in Complex Situations Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (584.65 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Quantification of inter-regional differences in risk mitigation from prescribed burning across multiple management values	Biblio		emergency management, fire impacts, fire severity
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement	Biblio		communication, education, emergency management
Improved predictions of extreme sea levels around Australia	Biblio	save (3.75 MB)	emergency management, risk management, storm surge
Candidate Interoperability Needs Amongst Response & Recovery Groups	Biblio	save (1.99 MB)	capability, emergency management
Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services	Biblio	save (1.86 MB)	communities, emergency management, 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
How emergency services organisations can – and do – utilise research	Biblio		communication, decision making, emergency management
What are the safety implications of dynamic fire behaviours?	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts