Reducing hazard vulnerability through local government engagement and action

Natural Hazards

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-508

  King, David ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Natural disaster Risk Mitigation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 54949085063     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9235-5     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Ahrens J, Rudolph PM (2006) The importance of governance in risk reduction and disaster management. J Conting Crisis Manage 14(4):207
2. Asian Disaster Reduction Center (2005) Total Disaster Risk Management - good practices. Asian Disaster Reduction Center, Kobe
3. Briceno S (2004) Global challenges in disaster reduction. Aust J Emerg Manage 19(1):3-5
4. Burdge R (2004) The concepts, process and methods of social impact assessment. Social Ecology Press, Middleton, Wisconsin
5. Burton D (2006) South East Queensland's approach to climate change mitigation. Qld Plan 45(4):20-22
6. Carrel LF (2000) Training civil servants for crisis management. J Conting Crisis Manage 8(4):192-196
7. Centre for Disaster Studies (2006) Review of the practices and outcomes of the Natural Disaster Risk Management Study Programme. Queensland Department of Emergency Services
8. Comfort LK, Sungu Y, Johnson D, Dunn M (2001) Complex systems in crisis: anticipation and resilience in dynamic environments. J Conting Crisis Manage 9(3):144-158
9. DOTARS (2006) Department of Transport and Regional Services, Natural Disaster Mitigation Program http://www.dotars.gov.au/disasters/ndmp/ index.aspx viewed 1 June 2006
10. DOTARS/COAG (2004) Natural disasters in Australia: Reforming mitigation, relief and recovery arrangements. A report to the Council of Australian Governments by a high level officials group. DOTARS, Commonwealth of Australia
11. Dynes R (1994) Disastrous assumptions about community disasters. Preliminary Paper No. 212. University of Delaware Disaster Research Paper
12. Dynes R (2003) Noah and disaster planning: The cultural significance of the flood story. J Conting Crisis Manage 11(4):170-177
13. Eggleston G, Koob P (2004) The role of local government in agricultural emergencies. Aust J Emerg Manage 19(3):29-31
14. Emergency Management Australia (2000) The good practice guide. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra
15. Gabriel P (2003) The development of municipal emergency management planning in Victoria, Australia. Aust J Emerg Manage 18(2):74-80
16. Hills A (2000) Revisiting institutional resilience as a tool in crisis management. J Conting Crisis Manage 8(2):109-118
17. King D (2007) Organisations in disasters. Nat Hazards 40(3):657-665
18. Lagadec P (2002) Crisis management in France: Trends, shifts and perspectives. J Conting Crisis Manage 10(4):159-172
19. Lalonde C (2004) In search of archetypes in crisis management. J Conting Crisis Manage 12(2):76-88
20. Lewis D, Mioch J (2005) Urban vulnerability and good governance. J Conting Crisis Manage 13(2):50-53
21. McConnell A, Drennan L (2006) Mission impossible? planning and preparing for crisis. J Conting Crisis Manage 14(2):59-70
22. Medd W, Marvin S (2005) From the politics of urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A research agenda on urban vulnerability. J Conting Crisis Manag 13(2):44-49
23. Newman M (2006) National Emergency Management Strategy for remote indigenous communities. Aust J Emerg Manage 21(1):24-25
24. Proctor H (1998) Issues for local government. Aust J Emerg Manage 13(2):2-4
25. Quarantelli EL (2001) Another selective look at future social crises: some aspects of which we can already see in the present. J Conting Crisis Manage 9(4):233-237
26. Queensland Department of Emergency Services (2004) A Guide to Disaster Risk Management in Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. Queensland Government, Brisbane
27. Renn O (2005) White paper no.1 risk governance: Towards an integrative approach. Annexes by Peter Graham. International Risk Governance Council, Geneva
28. Robert B, Lajtha C (2002) A new approach to crisis management. J Conting Crisis Manage 10(4):181-191
29. SEMO, (2004) Security and Emergency Management Office South Australian Government http://www.semo.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=222, viewed 9 June 2006
30. Smith S, Peoples L, Council K (2005) Effective evacuation planning: An assessment of evacuation planning efforts implemented during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons in the USA. Int J Emerg Manage 2(4):239-248
31. Tarrant M (2006). Risk and emergency management. Aust J Emerg Manage 21(1):9-14
32. Tasmanian State Emergency Service (2006) State summary: The Tasmanian Emergency Risk Management Project; a community perspective. Published by the State Emergency Service, Hobart, Tasmania
33. Zamecka A, Buchanan G (1999) Disaster Risk Management. Queensland Department of Emergency Services, Brisbane
34. Zamecka A, Buchanan G (2000) Disaster Risk Management guide: A how-to manual for local government. Queensland Department of Emergency Services, Brisbane