Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions

John Handmer is Innovation Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, Adjunct Professor at The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, and Visiting Professor, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, UK. Stephen Dovers is Professor and Director at The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University and Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Australia. Both authors are affiliated with the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre in Australia.

Introduction Part 1: Constructing the Problem 1. The Nature of Emergencies and Disasters 2. The Nature of Policy and Institutions Part 2: Constructing the Response 3. A Policy and Institutional Framework for Emergencies and Disasters 4. Owning the Problem: Politics, Participation and Communication 5. Framing the Problem: Identifying and Analysing Risk 6. Responding to the Problem: Policy Formulation and Implementation 7. Not Forgetting: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 8. Institutional Settings for Emergencies and Disasters: Form, Function and Coordination Part 3: Constructing the Future 9. Future Prospects