Disaster resilience and building back better (BBB) are key concepts in the disaster risk and
resilience discourse; however, these concepts often remain vague for many stakeholders …

Background Australia is frequently affected by floods, and their severity and frequency are
predicted to increase due to the effects of climate change. Over the past decade, there has …

Background Volunteering is a form of prosocial behaviour that has a been recognised as
having positive benefits for medical students. However, there is a lack of research on what …

Both scholars and global policy point to the need for, and effectiveness of, locally-led and
collaborative disaster and climate change practices. However, there is a need for analysing …

The effectiveness and adequacy of natural hazard warnings hinges on the availability of
data and its transformation into actionable knowledge for the public. Real-time warning …

The catchment of the Richmond River in Lismore, Australia, presents a challenge for record
collection and preservation. Firstly, material records belonging to the community are …

This chapter surveys research into the communication among community members affected
by extreme events with digital platforms such as social media and messaging apps before …

Following a series of flooding events in New South Wales and Queensland during the
period January to July 2022, Natural Hazards Research Australia funded a large post-event …

Emergency services organisations strive to communicate important and relevant information
during emergencies and disasters but research is showing that they are not necessarily the …

This briefing paper presents some findings from a QUT Centre for Justice study into
community-led disaster preparedness, response, and recovery arising from the 2022 rainfall …