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Disaster Resilient Communities: Engagement with Spontaneous Volunteer Groups
Title | Disaster Resilient Communities: Engagement with Spontaneous Volunteer Groups |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Gray, G |
Academic Department | Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences |
Degree | Masters of Environments |
Date Published | 06/2016 |
University | University of Melbourne |
City | Melbourne |
Thesis Type | Masters |
Keywords | communities, disasters, Emergency management, resilience, spontaneous volunteers, volunteer groups, volunteers |
Abstract | This study tackles the confliction between the willingness of the altruistic to assist in times of disaster against the capacity of the emergency management system to effective utilise the human resource effectively. The aim is to investigate the role of Spontaneous Volunteer Groups (SVGs) in strengthening community disaster resilience through a qualitative, context-driven research approach from a pragmatist viewpoint utilising open-ended questions. This approach is problem-driven occurring in the particular context of severe disaster events where traditional services are often overwhelmed and resources stressed. The data was collected from interviewees who have contributed significantly to the emergency management sector. The interviews were recorded, stored, analysed and emergent generalised and specific themes discussed in reference to the criteria set out in the national 2015 Spontaneous Volunteer Strategy. |
URL | http://hdl.handle.net/11343/229442 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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