This is a recording of the Economics in disaster recovery webinar, hosted by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC in partnership with Deakin University.
In the live webinar that took place on 11 August 2020, the lead researcher for the Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia project, Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, used four Australian natural hazards as case studies to explain how understanding the economic resilience of disaster-hit communities can help build more sustainable recovery models that direct funding towards the most vulnerable individuals and groups.
Speakers include:
0:17 Dr John Bates, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
3:25 Ed Pikusa, Department for Environment and Water SA
7:40 Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Deakin University, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
The webinar recording also includes an interview between Dr John Bates and Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu, and an audience Q&A session.
For more information about this webinar, including the presentation slides, research reports and case study policy briefs, visit the event page.