Article
Understanding and improving community flood preparedness and response: a research framework
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
(2021)
Abstract
Many social research projects identify issues with community disaster preparedness and response but struggle to attribute these issues to underlying causes and recommend possible ways to address them. A research framework that considers the underlying causes of preparedness and response and possible interventions was developed for the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. The research framework was developed in conjunction with the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority and tested in a social research project across 6 communities in the Wimmera region. This paper provides an outline and rationale for the components of the research framework. It also summarises the regional flood insight afforded by the research framework. The research framework, albeit with some limitations, has universal appeal not only in the examination of community flood preparedness and response, but also for other hazards and other parts of the disaster management cycle.
Keywords
- education,
- preparedness,
- response,
- flood,
- disaster risk reduction
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2021
DOI
10.47389/36.2.19
Citation Information
Neil Dufty. "Understanding and improving community flood preparedness and response: a research framework" Australian Journal of Emergency Management Vol. 36 Iss. 2 (2021) p. 19 - 25 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neil_dufty/68/