Post disaster support: Journal

The July 2017 Australian Journal of Emergency Management is now online

This issue looks at at a range of research and activities in hazards and emergency management including an emphasis on international experiences in psychosocial recovery. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the 2015 Paris terror attacks, people came together to share their collective suffering. From these events, there are lessons Australians can learn to improve post disaster support programs.

There are also insights into the US perspective on disaster risk management by CRC researcher Andrew Gissing, from Risk Frontiers, and on the progress made at the recent UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mexico according to CRC researcher Prof Kevin Ronan from CQUniversity. An ACT based fire management team, led by CRC end-user Dr Adam Leavesley, looks at the issues involved in defining success or otherwise after a bushfire season.

This issue of the Journal also introduces the Monograph series. The series begins with a look at standards for higher education providers in disaster management. And don’t forget, between the quarterly editions of the Journal you can head to the Knowledge Hub to find timely and relevant monographs in disaster resilience. 
 
You can access the entire edition online for free. To receive printed copies of AJEM, subscribe to future print issues through the AJEM website (ajem.infoservices.com.au). If you would prefer to receive the free email alert for the online edition so that you don’t miss out, subscribe to email alerts at www.aidr.org.au/publications/the-australian-journal-of-emergency-management

The Australian Journal of Emergency Management is published by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience.