AJEM | Australian Journal of Emergency Management

'Strong relationships are critical at all levels of emergency management and not just in the response. In a community prepared for emergencies, relationships should promote cooperation and self-reliance.

'At the incident level in a response, relationships will be personal and team-focused. In a multi-agency setting, it will be about attaining a shared objective through drawing on the expertise and capabilities of all those involved.'

Hon Nikki Kaye
Minister of Civil Defence
New Zealand

News and views

AJEM July 2014 Foreword: Hon Nikki Kayes view view
2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours recipient — Mike Rothery PSM view view
Experience counts: research finds lessons from bushfires view view
Why emergency management should be interested in the emergence of antibiotic resistance view view
Urban planning and disaster view view
A closer look at the Australian Institute of Police Management library service view view
Notes from the field: Two EMPA conferences break new ground in disaster comms view view
Notes from the field: Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference view view

Research

How chief officers view success in fire policy and management view view
Negotiating risk and responsibility through law, policy and planning view view
Nine design features for bushfire risk reduction via urban planning view view
Investigating the hazard preparatory information-seeking habits of far north Queensland coastal communities view view
Integrating disaster preparedness and resilience: a complex approach using System of Systems view view
Disaster resilience: can the homeless afford it? view view