Empowering Indigenous natural hazards management in northern Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Russell-Smith (0000-0003-1489-2866, Charles Darwin University, corresponding author), Glenn James (Natural Hazards Research Australia), Alan Maratja Dhamarrandji, Ted Gondarra, Danny Burton, Bevlyne Sithole (Tharawal Aboriginal), Otto Bulmaniya Campion (Natural Hazards Research Australia), Hmalan Hunter-Xenie, Hmalan Hunter‐Xenie (0000-0002-4629-8303, Tharawal Aboriginal), Ricky Archer, Kamaljit K Sangha (0000-0002-7675-9916, Natural Hazards Research Australia), Andrew Edwards (0000-0003-2823-4565, Charles Darwin University), Andrew C Edwards |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2240-2260 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-022-01743-x |
| PMID | 35759155 |
| OpenAlex | W4283576618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Northern Australia is prone to recurring severe natural hazards, especially frequent cyclones, flooding, and extensive wildfires. The region is sparsely populated (≪ 0.5 persons km −2 ), with Indigenous (Aboriginal) residents comprising 14% of the population, and typically the majority in remote regions. Despite national policy committed to addressing emergency management (EM) in vulnerable Indigenous communities, implementation remains unfunded. We synthesise participatory intercultural research conducted over seven years exploring core challenges, opportunities and potential solutions towards developing effective EM partnerships. Similar EM engagement and empowerment issues face First Nations and local communities in many international settings. In search of solutions, we explore developing effective partnership arrangements between EM agencies and culturally diverse Indigenous communities. Observing that government already provides substantial investment in cultural and natural resource management programmes conducted by over 150 Indigenous Ranger Groups (IRGs) nationally, we demonstrate that expansion of IRG roles to incorporate EM community engagement and service delivery can provide multiple cost-effective community and business development benefits for many remote communities
Business · Community engagement · Community resilience · Economic growth · Empowerment · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · General partnership · Geography · Indigenous · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Political science · Population · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Disaster Management and Resilience · Ecology · Finance · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |