Deconstructing the concept of shared responsibility for disaster resilience: a Sunshine Coast case study, Australia

Lila Singh-Peterson; Paul M Salmon; Claudia Baldwin; Natassia Goode

doi:10.1007/s11069-015-1871-y

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Deconstructing the concept of shared responsibility for disaster resilience: a Sunshine Coast case study, Australia

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Deconstructing the concept of shared responsibility for disaster resilience: a Sunshine Coast case study, Australia

Lila Singh-Peterson, Paul M Salmon, Claudia Baldwin and Natassia Goode

Natural Hazards, Vol.79(2), pp.755-774

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1871-y

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shared responsibility

national strategy for disaster resilience

community resilience

disaster resilience

emergency management

community engagement

Due in part to the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in Australia, emergency management has recently transitioned from a command-and-control civil defence structure to one promoting 'shared responsibility' between government, businesses, non-government, communities and individuals. The objective is to enable communities to become disaster resilient as opposed to fortified against risk. In this paper, using a case study approach, we examine whether this national resilience approach has been effectively institutionalised at the local scale. To do this, we draw upon the knowledge of those working within the traditional emergency management and community service sectors to identify which factors influence the resilience of a community in the case study location and determine which stakeholder classes are considered responsible for developing and enhancing each factor. The results indicate that all three tiers of government are still seen to be largely responsible for the case study's disaster resilience; however, local community groups comprised of volunteers are also perceived to be largely responsible for disaster resilience despite obvious capacity and resourcing limitations.

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Title: Deconstructing the concept of shared responsibility for disaster resilience: a Sunshine Coast case study, Australia
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
Claudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Natural Hazards, Vol.79(2), pp.755-774
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1871-y
ISSN: 0921-030X
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449256302621
Output Type: Journal article

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