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
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
Enhancing team performance	Biblio	save (501.37 KB)	capability, decision making, emergency management
Human Factors Challenges in Emergency Management	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, multi-hazard
Increasing emergency management capacity through business sector involvement	Biblio	save (503.1 KB)	emergency management, land management, risk management
Collaboration in disasters: A cultural challenge for the utilities sector	Biblio		communication, emergency management
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
Quantification of inter-regional differences in risk mitigation from prescribed burning across multiple management values	Biblio		emergency management, fire impacts, fire severity
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
Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement	Biblio		communication, education, emergency management
Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services	Biblio	save (1.86 MB)	communities, emergency management, volunteering
Planning and capability requirements for catastrophic and cascading events	Biblio	save (659.92 KB)	capability, emergency management, planning
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
The value of research from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC	Biblio	save (1.15 MB)	economics, emergency management
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
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Asymmetrical Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Australia	Biblio		earthquake, emergency management, mitigation
The value of disaster research: a review of the literature	Biblio	save (1.16 MB)	economics, emergency management
Social media in emergencies: An examination of government accountability for risk communication and warning	Biblio	save (2.73 MB)	emergency management, policy, risk management
Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field	Biblio		decision making, emergency management, organisational
Monitoring, evaluation and learning toolkit	Biblio	save (1.29 MB)	communities, emergency management, preparedness
Are fire brigades liable for poor decisions?	Biblio		emergency management, governance, response
Diversity and inclusion: Building strength and capability	Biblio	save (511.1 KB)	capability, diversity and inclusion, emergency management
A review of emergency and fire management training available for remote communities in northern Australia based on the views of local inhabitants	Biblio	save (1.47 MB)	emergency management, indigenous communities, Northern Australia
Web 2.0 in disaster and emergency: a risk assessment of tortious liability	Biblio	save (143.39 KB)	communication, emergency management, resilience
A fuel moisture content and flammability monitoring methodology for continental Australia based on optical remote sensing	Biblio		emergency management, fire, savanna grasslands
Identifying lessons from exercising and training for emergency management decision-making	Biblio	save (731.34 KB)	capability, decision making, emergency management
Rhetoric or reality: Coordination in a time of crisis	Biblio	save (307.35 KB)	decision making, emergency management, governance
Community benefits of roof upgrades	Biblio	save (8.24 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, severe weather
Animal Welfare and Disasters	Biblio		animals, emergency management, resilience
Influence of road characteristics on flood fatalities in Australia	Biblio	save (1.22 MB)	emergency management, flood, preparedness
Statistical characterisation of wind fields over complex terrain with applications in bushfire modelling	Biblio		emergency management, fire, physics
Leadership in crisis: developing beyond command and control	Biblio	save (350.71 KB)	communication, decision making, emergency management
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
Discovering Future Disaster Management Capability Needs Using Scenario Planning Conference Paper 2014	Biblio	save (721.06 KB)	capability, emergency management, infrastructure
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
Using the human centred design method to develop tools for non-technical skills in emergency management	Biblio	save (666.71 KB)	communities, decision making, emergency management
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