Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
I’m a global leader in natural hazards and disaster risk reduction
My work spans the interface between the human and earth environments/sciences - exploring the characteristics of natural hazards (distributions, frequencies & magnitudes) and their impacts on people, communities and human systems.My socially oriented work examines human hazard knowledge and perception, action and inaction.
The goals of my work are to:
enhance community resilience;
reduce losses from natural disasters; and
develop appropriate disaster risk reduction strategies.
Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for
Jan 07, 2020 15:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
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