Research Tuesdays: Risk-ready or not?
Research Tuesday 2023 kicks off with Environment Institute experts providing valuable insights into Natural disaster risks.
Natural disasters have always existed鈥攂ut with the ever-advancing spectre that is climate change, their frequency, severity and cost are only increasing. Fires, floods, tsunamis, storms and heatwaves take tens of thousands of lives every year and effect devastating economic loss.
We鈥檝e all seen media clips of disaster victims pleading with policymakers. We know there have been many inquiries into prevention and preparedness. So why haven鈥檛 their recommendations been translated into meaningful action at the community level?
There must be more to consider鈥攁nd that鈥檚 where 成人大片 researchers come in.
Our environmental engineers are developing decision support systems for governments. Our social scientists are studying climate adaptation in rural communities. Our lawyers are meeting emerging conservation challenges鈥攁nd reimagining bushfire regimes.
All agree: more education is needed to help communities understand and reconceptualise risk鈥攏ot just in the present, but tomorrow too. After all, it鈥檒l take many hands to build a hazard-resilient future.
So, where to from here? Join us as we unpack the complexities of risk management.
Date/Time: Tuesday 14 March, 5:30-6:30
Location: The Braggs Lecture Theatre, The Braggs Building and online
Cost: Free but听
The presenters
Dr Douglas Bardsley听is an Associate Professor in Geography, Environment and Population within the School of Social Sciences at the 成人大片. His climate adaptation planning work has been undertaken within different contexts in Australia, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Switzerland and the European Union.
Dr Phillipa McCormack听is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Adelaide Law School for the 成人大片. She is the Vice President of the National Environmental Law Association, a Global Associate with the Centre for Environmental Law, and was the inaugural recipient in 2022 of the Natural Hazards Research Australia鈥檚 Early Career Research Fellowship.
Dr Holger Maier is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the 成人大片, and a Fellow of the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. He is an editor of Environmental Modelling and Software and a recipient of the Biennial Medals of the International Environmental Modelling and Simulation Society, and the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Natural disasters have always existed鈥攂ut with the ever-advancing spectre that is climate change, their frequency, severity and cost are only increasing. Fires, floods, tsunamis, storms and heatwaves take tens of thousands of lives every year and effect devastating economic loss.
We鈥檝e all seen media clips of disaster victims pleading with policymakers. We know there have been many inquiries into prevention and preparedness. So why haven鈥檛 their recommendations been translated into meaningful action at the community level?
There must be more to consider鈥攁nd that鈥檚 where 成人大片 researchers come in.
Our environmental engineers are developing decision support systems for governments. Our social scientists are studying climate adaptation in rural communities. Our lawyers are meeting emerging conservation challenges鈥攁nd reimagining bushfire regimes.
All agree: more education is needed to help communities understand and reconceptualise risk鈥攏ot just in the present, but tomorrow too. After all, it鈥檒l take many hands to build a hazard-resilient future.
So, where to from here? Join us as we unpack the complexities of risk management.
Date/Time: Tuesday 14 March, 5:30-6:30
Location: The Braggs Lecture Theatre, The Braggs Building and online
Cost: Free but听
The presenters
Dr Douglas Bardsley听is an Associate Professor in Geography, Environment and Population within the School of Social Sciences at the 成人大片. His climate adaptation planning work has been undertaken within different contexts in Australia, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Switzerland and the European Union.
Dr Phillipa McCormack听is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Adelaide Law School for the 成人大片. She is the Vice President of the National Environmental Law Association, a Global Associate with the Centre for Environmental Law, and was the inaugural recipient in 2022 of the Natural Hazards Research Australia鈥檚 Early Career Research Fellowship.
Dr Holger Maier is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the 成人大片, and a Fellow of the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. He is an editor of Environmental Modelling and Software and a recipient of the Biennial Medals of the International Environmental Modelling and Simulation Society, and the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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