Title: An Australian innovation in emergency risk management

Authors: Roger Jones, Michael Cawood, Ken Durham

Addresses: TEM Consultants Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 142, Mount Macedon, Victoria 3441, Australia. Geo-Eng Australia Pty. Ltd., 20 Business Park Drive, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia. Queensland Department of Emergency Services, Kedron Park Drive, Kedron, Queensland 4031, Australia

Abstract: A 1997/98 risk management study in flood-prone areas of central western Queensland was the first practical application of national emergency risk management guidelines based on the Australian/New Zealand risk management standard [1]. The paper reports on the study, its outcomes and its implications for future comprehensive and integrated emergency risk management programmes.

Keywords: Australia; Queensland; Charleville; risk management; risk management standard; emergency risk management guidelines.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2001.001511

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 2001 Vol.2 No.3/4, pp.288-302

Published online: 04 Jul 2003 *

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