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Volume 1, February 2008 Contents FOREWORD Historical snapshot In Profile: The Hon. Robert McClelland MP Bringing a diverse range of experience to his new role as Federal Attorney-General Managing tsunami risk in coastal communities: identifying predictors of preparedness Douglas Paton, Bruce F. Houghton, Chris E. Gregg, Duane A. Gill, Liesel A. Ritchie, David McIvor, Penny Larin, Steven Meinhold, J. Horan and David M. Johnston How people responded to the April 2007 tsunami warning in Cairns and Townsville David King, Centre for Disaster Studies, James Cook University reports on some remarkable responses to warnings in Far North Queensland Policy John Handmer, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University & Stephen Dovers, Fenner School for Environment and Society, ANU Glimpses of ‘community’ through the lens of a small fire event Helen Goodman and John Gawen analyse a community’s reaction to the shire of Boldrewood fire Fire, families and decisions Using the Wangary fire in South Australia (10-11 January 2005) as a case study, Mae Proudley explores what factors influence decision making within families when they are threatened by bushfire Are house fires changing? Chris Lewis questions whether domestic house fires are becoming faster and more ferocious Weighing up the risks – the decision to purchase housing on a flood plain Vogt, Willis & Vince interviewed residents in Launceston to determine their flood preparedness. REPORTS Australasian libraries in the emergency sector – information catalysts Troy Watson, Library Manager Emergency Management Australia Identifying nationally recognised emergency management Skills Sets Andy Smith Book Review Community Bushfire Safety John Handmer & Katharine Haynes (Eds.) February 2008 CSIRO PUBLISHING 9780643094260 Interesting website (inside back cover) Australian Disasters Conference 2009 Download complete issue of AJEM for February 2008 (PDF 2283 KB)

 

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• 2008 AJEM Editions - Volume 23
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• 2006 AJEM Editions - Volume 21
• 2005 AJEM Editions - Volume 20
• 2004 AJEM Editions - Volume 19
• 2003 AJEM Editions - Volume 18
• 2002 AJEM Editions - Volume 17
• 2001 AJEM Editions - Volume 16
• 2000 AJEM Editions - Volume 15
• 1999 AJEM Editions - Volume 14
• 1998 AJEM Editions - Volume 13

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The Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) has been a part of Emergency Management Australia, in various forms, since 1986. The journal began as The Macedon Digest in March 1986, then in Autumn 1995 the name was changed to the Australian Journal of Emergency Management. In Spring 1996 the look of the journal underwent radical change as it transformed into the colourful product of today.

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