International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 5 Issue 3

Re-framing planning decision-making: increasing flood resilience in Jakarta

Tri Mulyani Sunarharum, Mellini Sloan, Connie Susilawati

The purpose of this paper is to re-frame planning decision-making to address risks of flooding and to increase community resilience. Rapid urbanisation, fragmented governance and…

Planning for relocation in recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Considering residential relocation in historic and international contexts

Elizabeth Maly, Eiko Ishikawa

This paper aims to consider the current situation of relocation in Japan after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in the context of past examples and post-disaster…

Flooding due to torrential rainfall in Kumamoto, 2012

Natainia Lummen, Sota Nakajo, Fumihiko Yamada

This study aims to answer the following questions: what is the time scale in which areas downstream are affected by significant rainfall upstream, which areas are first affected…

Role of social networks in community preparedness for bushfire

Yoko Akama, Susan Chaplin, Peter Fairbrother

This paper aims to present on-going research on the role of social networks in community preparedness for bushfire. Social networks are significant in helping communities cope in…

The role of NGOs in building sustainable community resilience

Tal Fitzpatrick, Julie Molloy

This case study aims to explore the findings and documented impacts of Volunteering Qld’s “Step Up” programme which is the largest community resilience building programme led by a…

Collaboration to improve evacuation centre operations in Queensland

Tania Somasundaram, Belinda Jayne Davies

The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study of two organisations working in evacuation centres which overcame challenges to develop a constructive relationship, resulting…

Levels of social trust among men from refugee backgrounds after the 2011 Queensland floods

Ignacio Correa-Velez, Celia McMichael, Augustine Conteh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between flood exposure and levels of social trust among a cohort of adult men from refugee backgrounds who were affected…

Guest editorial

Paul Barnes, Ashantha Goonetilleke

Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure: bridges, culverts and floodways

Richard Haigh

Queensland University of Technology Centre for Emergency and Disaster Management (CEDM)

Richard Haigh

Thesis title: Building resilience to disasters and climate change: pathways for adaptive and integrated disaster resilience in Indonesia

Riyanti Djalante