Prof. Tim Smith1, Assoc. Prof. Dana Thomsen1 1University Of The Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Australia Dominant approaches to vulnerability focus on the avoidance of risk. In the case of climate change impacts many current responses are projected to have...
- May 9, 2019
Mr Jai Allison1 1University Of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Resilience praxis promises frameworks and antidotes for the rapidly changing risks and vulnerabilities facing increasingly complex and networked societies. Whilst seemingly useful, resilience praxis and discourse has been criticised for lacking...
- May 9, 2019
Dr Wei-kuang Liu1, Ms Ya-Hsu Chiang1 1Landscape Architecture, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan This paper explores current situation and future development possibilities of smart disaster prevention management for older adult communities in Taiwan. With the advent of an...
- May 9, 2019
Dr Steven Lade1,2, Dr Jamila Haider1, Dr Gustav Engström3, Dr Maja Schlüter1 1Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 2Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 3Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm, Sweden The poverty trap concept strongly influences current research and policy on...
- May 9, 2019