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
Barriers and enablers in the long term recovery of communities affected by natural hazards: a review of the literature	Biblio	save (1.06 MB)	communities, emergency management, recovery
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Asymmetrical Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Australia	Biblio		earthquake, emergency management, mitigation
Integrated response as a process for enhancing the incident command system	Biblio	save (2.99 MB)	emergency management, response
Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, organisational
Managing cognitive biases during disaster response: the development of an aide memoire	Biblio		emergency management, optimisation, organisational
The impact of individual factors and operational organisational resources and demands on mental health outcomes	Project		emergency management, resilience, risk management
Applying unharmed for risk reduction planning – comparing strategies and long-term effectiveness	Biblio	save (1.51 MB)	emergency management, mitigation, response
Supplementing emergency warning messages to encourage readiness to act: the effect of colours and icons	Biblio	save (3.07 MB)	communication, emergency management, warnings
Urban Search and Rescue Operations in Tropical Climates Conference Paper 2014	Biblio	save (579.21 KB)	emergency management, Northern Australia, response
Planning and capability requirements for catastrophic and cascading events	Biblio	save (659.92 KB)	capability, emergency management, planning
Mapping Bushfire Hazard and Impacts Annual Report 2017-2018	Biblio	save (2.4 MB)	emergency management, fire, fire impacts
What are the safety implications of dynamic fire behaviours?	Biblio		emergency management, fire, fire impacts
Older adults in disaster and emergency management: What are the priority research areas in Australia?	Biblio		diversity and inclusion, emergency management, vulnerability
Experiences of Police and Emergency Services Employees with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Mental Health Issues	Biblio		emergency management, mental health, organisational
The disaster resilience project: a school-based feasibility and acceptability study	Biblio	save (2.94 MB)	communication, emergency management, warnings
Earthquake Scenario, Melbourne	Biblio	save (3.44 MB)	earthquake, emergency management, scenario analysis
Building resilience through flood risk communication annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (415.97 KB)	emergency management, flood, risk management
Model for assessing the vulnerability of Australian housing to windstorms - VAWS	Biblio	save (7.38 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, severe weather
Developing leadership to retain volunteers in emergency service organisations	Project		emergency management, volunteering
Emergency management and policy: research impact and utilisation	Biblio	save (397.64 KB)	emergency management, governance, policy
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
The value of disaster research	Project		economics, emergency management
Hydrologic model calibration using remotely sensed soil moisture and discharge measurements: The impact on predictions at gauged and ungauged locations	Biblio		emergency management, flood, hydrology
Evaluation of pre-intervention data: divergent thinking and brain plasticity	Biblio	save (526.36 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete walls in Australia	Biblio		earthquake, emergency management, resilience
Analysis of design standards and applied loads on road structures under extreme events	Biblio	save (3.42 MB)	emergency management, engineering
Diversity and inclusion: Building strength and capability	Biblio	save (511.1 KB)	capability, diversity and inclusion, emergency management
Acknowledging local sociality in disaster recovery: a longitudinal, qualitative study	Biblio	save (4.93 MB)	communities, emergency management, multi-hazard
A Review of Volunteered Geographic Information for Disaster Management	Biblio		communication, emergency management, volunteering
Research proceedings from the 2016 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC conference	Biblio	save (3.51 MB)	emergency management, land management, multi-hazard
Townsville 2019 flood: insights from the field	Biblio	save (1.39 MB)	emergency management, flood, warnings
A fuel moisture content and flammability monitoring methodology for continental Australia based on optical remote sensing	Biblio		emergency management, fire, savanna grasslands
Disaster management: building resilient systems to aid recovery - non peer reviewed extended abstract	Biblio	save (526.07 KB)	emergency management, resilience
Utilisation funding: South Australia stretch thinking project	Biblio	save (944.59 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
Rhetoric or reality: Coordination in a time of crisis	Biblio	save (307.35 KB)	decision making, emergency management, governance
Animal Welfare and Disasters	Biblio		animals, emergency management, resilience
Incident Management Approaches above the Incident Management Team Level in Australia	Biblio		decision making, emergency management
Flood vulnerability functions: detailed vs generalised approach	Biblio	save (1.65 MB)	emergency management, flood, modelling
Statistical characterisation of wind fields over complex terrain with applications in bushfire modelling	Biblio		emergency management, fire, physics
Building adaptive capacities for disaster resilience: what role for government?	Biblio	save (490.2 KB)	emergency management, governance, policy