Exploring the circumstances surrounding flood fatalities in Australia—1900–2015 and the implications for policy and practice
| Autor: | Andrew Gissing, Rebecca D’Arcy, Deanne Bird, Deirdre Radford, Chloe Smith, Lucinda Coates, Felipe Dimer de Oliveira, Rob van den Honert, Katharine Haynes |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Geography Planning and Development Vulnerability 0211 other engineering and technologies Kynferði 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Flood Environmental health Natural hazard Risk management 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Inquest 021110 strategic defence & security studies Actuarial science Flood myth Emergency management business.industry Náttúruhamfarir Fatality Gender Ungt fólk Hazard Geography Banaslys business Social vulnerability Flóð |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science & Policy. 76:165-176 |
| ISSN: | 1462-9011 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.07.003 |
| Popis: | This paper documents the analysis of the circumstances surrounding fatalities due to flooding in Australia between 1900 and 2015. This longitudinal investigation is important to understand changing trends in social vulnerability and to inform efficient and strategic risk reduction strategies. The basis of this analysis was PerilAUS, Risk Frontiers’ database of historical natural hazard impacts in Australia. This data was augmented and verified using coronial inquest records which provide detailed data concerning the social, demographic and environmental circumstances of each fatality. A statistical analysis of the data was undertaken, examining demographics (age, gender), location (state), seasonality, circumstances surrounding the fatality, environmental factors (e.g. the event intensity) and social factors (e.g. the decisions or actions which led to death). Overall there have been 1859 fatalities identified, with distinct trends in relation to gender, age, activity and reason behind the activity. Flood deaths have been declining. The majority of the fatalities are male (79.3%): however, since the 1960s the proportion of female to male fatalities has increased. Children and young adults ( This research was funded by a research grant from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC). Ethical approval for the project was granted from the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee, reference no. 5201400073. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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