Recognition of projected increases in exposure to large-scale hazard events over the
coming decades has identified a need to develop how disaster risk reduction and recovery …

Tsunami risk was investigated as a platform for helping to understand the impact of
community and psychological factors in natural disaster preparedness. Residents who lived …

Summary Taylor, Johnston, and Ryan outline a community‐centered approach to natural
hazard crisis communication that challenges historical legacies of command and control to …

This study examined tsunami awareness and preparedness by 225 respondents in three
communities exposed to Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) tsunamis. Some participants …

Reducing the potential for loss of life from local tsunamis is challenging for emergency
managers given the need for self-protective behavior of at-risk individuals within brief …

The development of the Australian Tsunami Warning System (ATWS) was in recognition of
the fact that the Australian coastline faces some 8000 km of active tectonic plate boundary …

The emergency services have assumed a significant role in building resilience in Victoria.
The extent of instruction, advice and information provided by emergency service …

This paper highlights the importance of understanding and exploring some psychological
aspects of perceptions of the vulnerability of others that contribute to disasters. Despite …

The present study adopts a mixed-methods action research approach to examine the validity
of a model developed to predict adoption of bushfire preparedness measures, and to …

On the 24th of April 2023, the disaster sector lost one of its most influential leaders:
Professor Douglas Paton. After “walking the talk” in the face of adversity right to the end, and …