An assessment of community disaster resilience for small, high-risk communities on the Sunshine Coast, Qld

Lila Singh-Peterson; Paul M Salmon; Natassia Goode; John Gallina

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An assessment of community disaster resilience for small, high-risk communities on the Sunshine Coast, Qld

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An assessment of community disaster resilience for small, high-risk communities on the Sunshine Coast, Qld

Lila Singh-Peterson, Paul M Salmon, Natassia Goode and John Gallina

Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Vol.30(1), pp.35-40

2015

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Abstract

disaster resilience

Sunshine Coast

small communities

high-risk communities

Building and enhancing disaster resilience is a key goal for communities as the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events continues to escalate. An assessment of a community's level of resilience and the identification of associated strengths and weaknesses is, therefore, valuable information when planning, co-ordinating and directing strategies and resources. Despite the challenges in applying the assessment method referred to as the Community Disaster Resilience Scorecard, the process of undertaking the assessment has drawn out some key areas of focus for Sunshine Coast communities. This paper presents the results of the application of the Scorecard and contextualises these findings with the qualitative narrative that was captured at the time of the assessments. In this way, it is proposed that the predominant benefit of applying the Scorecard for these communities has centred on its participatory methodology. In particular, application of the Scorecard was instrumental in guiding the communities through a series of useful discussions about their level of risk, vulnerabilities, resources and capacities.

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Title: An assessment of community disaster resilience for small, high-risk communities on the Sunshine Coast, Qld
Authors: Lila Singh-Peterson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
John Gallina (Author) - Sunshine Coast Council
Publication details: Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Vol.30(1), pp.35-40
Publisher: Emergency Management Australia
Date published: 2015
ISSN: 1324-1540
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 The Authors. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449936902621
Output Type: Journal article

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