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Why Getting People To Write An Emergency Plan May Not Be The Best Approach, Neil Dufty
Why Getting People To Write An Emergency Plan May Not Be The Best Approach, Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
Many government agencies and not-for-profit emergency organisations throughout the world encourage those community members and businesses at risk to write disaster survival or emergency plans. In Australia, community flood education and engagement programs such as FloodSafe promote the preparation of home and business emergency plans. In some cases, agencies use the writing of these plans as an indicator of community preparedness. There has been little research conducted into the efficacy of personal or business emergency plans, although there is evidence to show that business damages could be reduced by having an emergency plan. On the other hand, some social research …
What Is Disaster Resilience Education?, Neil Dufty
What Is Disaster Resilience Education?, Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
Community disaster education, communication and engagement (ECE) is an integral component of emergency management in Australia and around the world. Its main goal is to promote public safety and, to a lesser extent, reduce damages. However, many governments around the world, including Australia, aim to also build community disaster resilience, with learning viewed as a critical mechanism. There is therefore a need to examine current community disaster ECE practices with a view to aligning them to the broader goal of disaster resilience. To attempt this, an exploratory research methodology was utilised to examine possible education content and processes that could …
Community Flood Education And Awareness In Fairfield City (Report), Neil Dufty
Community Flood Education And Awareness In Fairfield City (Report), Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.
Sea No Evil, Hear No Evil - Community Engagement On Adaptation To Sea Level Change, Neil Dufty, Heather Stevens, Stuart Waters, Greg Giles
Sea No Evil, Hear No Evil - Community Engagement On Adaptation To Sea Level Change, Neil Dufty, Heather Stevens, Stuart Waters, Greg Giles
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.
Learning For Disaster Resilience, Neil Dufty
Why Are People So Unkind? Unravelling Community Responses To Floodplain And Emergency Management (Powerpoint), Neil Dufty, Mel Taylor, Garry Stevens
Why Are People So Unkind? Unravelling Community Responses To Floodplain And Emergency Management (Powerpoint), Neil Dufty, Mel Taylor, Garry Stevens
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.
Using Social Media To Build Community Disaster Resilience, Neil Dufty
Using Social Media To Build Community Disaster Resilience, Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.
Using Social Media For Natural Disaster Resilience (Booklet), Neil Dufty
Using Social Media For Natural Disaster Resilience (Booklet), Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.
Engagement Or Education?, Neil Dufty
Roles And Responsiblities For Vicses In Flood Education (Report), Neil Dufty
Roles And Responsiblities For Vicses In Flood Education (Report), Neil Dufty
Neil Dufty
No abstract provided.