Research featured in Journal

Many peer-reviewed papers from the AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ Research Forum have been published in a special edition of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management.

Research papers from the conference by CRC projects, held in Sydney on 4-6 September, included in this AJEM edition are:

• Dr Daniel Smith - Analysis of rapid damage assessment data following severe windstorm events
• Dr Mel Taylor - Building an animal-ready community: a community-led initiative to improve preparedness, planning and safety for animals and their owners  
• Dr Christine Owen - From research outcome to agency change: mapping a learning trajectory of opportunities and challenges 
• Dr Veronique Florec - Integrating intangible values in economic analysis of flood mitigation: a case study of the Brown Hill and Creswick Creek catchments in Adelaide
• Rachel Westcott - Narrowing the awareness-action gap: cultivating fite-fitness as a social norm through public policy initiatives
• A/Prof Michael Eburn - Reviewing high-risk and high-consequence decisions: finding a safer way  

Held on the first day of AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the CRC's Research Forum attracted more than 330 emergency service managers, volunteers, researchers and industry representatives. The Forum saw 43 papers presented, with a further ten research papers presented on the following two days. The CRC has previously published the AFAC17 Research Proceedings, which includes all the research papers apart from the above. Broader emergency management papers from the Wednesday and Thursday aspects of the conference are available on the AFAC website. 

This edition of AJEM also includes news about the National Research Priorities, developed by the CRC in consulation with the emergency management sector, and the bushfire outlook for 2017.

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