- Title
- Beyond the call of duty : The integral role of rural local government in emergency management
- Creator
- Ollerenshaw, Alison; Graymore, Michelle; McDonald, Kelsey
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/161806
- Identifier
- vital:12584
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2016.1255476
- Identifier
- ISBN:1037-1656
- Abstract
- As Australian state and federal governments extol the importance of resilience-building in rural communities to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, understanding the contribution of local government in supporting communities during natural disaster is required. This research examines the role and responsibilities of rural local government following a natural disaster to identify how learnings have informed subsequent disaster response planning. Framed by the local government capability requirements for managing natural disasters [Kusumasari, B., Alam, Q., & Siddiqui, K. (2010). Resource capability for local government in managing disaster. Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 19(4), 438–451] this study uses survey data from affected community members, and interviews with representatives from emergency response and recovery organisations. This data provides insights from the 2011 floods and landslides in the Grampians, Victoria and demonstrates the integral role of local governments in supporting the community. Participants acknowledged the outreach provided by local government as intensive, far reaching, and ongoing while human resourcing and institutional capabilities were limited. Findings provide guidance on best practice for natural disaster planning and response. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Relation
- Rural Society Vol. 25, no. 3 (2016), p. 185-203
- Rights
- Copyright © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; 16 Studies In Human Society; 20 Language, Communication and Culture; Community response; Councils; Localism; Natural disaster; Resilience
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