Policy
Sponsors
Flood Recovery
Links to available resources in relation to post-disaster planning:
If you are aware of any other useful resources on this issue please contact policy@planning.org.au
Australian Resources
Emergency Management Australia - Australian Emergency Manual Series
The Australian Emergency Management Library service, located at Australian Emergency Management Institute, has an extensive library in relation to flood planning and recovery. It is part of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, and is located at Mount Macedon, Victoria – www.em.gov.au You can download a word document with a full list of these resources and how to access them at the link below.
List of resources available at Australian Emergency Management Library on Flood Planning/Recovery
Emergency Management Australia also produces the Australian Emergency Manual Series, which includes the following:
Manual 19 - Managing the Floodplain
Community Awareness Publications - What to do before, during and after a flood
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
The Australian Emergency Management Library service has also put together a list of articles from the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) that are of relevance. AJEM is on-line at www.ema.gov.au and hard copy subscription is available (free) from AEMI. Click on the link below for the full list of references.
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
Department of Environment and Resource Management website
Inland Flooding Study, November 2010
Inland Flooding Study Fact Sheet
Inland Flooding Study Media Release
Healthy Spaces & Places
Rebuilding communities and public infrastructure in flood affeted regions provides the opportunity to improve the built environment to deliver spaces and places that support active, healthy communites. For more information including design principles, resources and case studies, visit the Healthy Spaces & Places website
Other Australian Resources
NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Floodofideas.org.au/media-release-flood-of-ideas-seeks-innovative-responses-to-flooding/
International Resources
American Planning Association
Information about current APA research and projects in hazards planning. The main component of this work is still in progress: Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Next Generation: http://www.planning.org/research/postdisaster/
APA Planning Books
Numerous resources available for purchase on the topic of disaster mitigation and planning including:
Hazard Mitigation (PAS 560)
Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning, prepared by APA and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), seeks to close the gap that often exists between hazard mitigation planning and other local planning and regulatory land-use processes.
Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction (PAS 483/484)
This invaluable guide will help community leaders and planners educate citizens on how to make informed decisions on post-disaster recovery that will lead to safer, more sustainable communities.
Subdivision Design in Flood Hazard Areas (PAS 473)
When development on floodplains is unavoidable, make sure you know how to keep risks to a minimum.
FEMA (US Federal Emergency Management Agency) Resources
http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/ltcr/plan_resource.shtm
This site includes extracts from the APA publication Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction (PAS 483/484)
Royal Town Planning Institute
In 2009, four built environment professional Institutes in the UK, RTPI, RIBA, RICS and ICE (representing planners, architects, surveyors and engineers respectively) jointly published “The Built Environment Professions in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response - A guide for humanitarian agencies”. The book was aimed at aid agencies, explaining to them what the professions can offer at various stages of disaster recovery.
Flood and Water Management Act
Information about the legislation that in part came in response to the 2007 flooding in the UK.
Commonwealth Association of Planners
Natural Disaster Recovery Planning
Paper to the Conference on “Built Environment Issues in Small Island States”, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica, 2- 6 August 2005 by Roger Brewster MPIA, Co-ordinator South West Pacific Region, Commonwealth Association of Planners
UNHabitat Website – Risk and Disaster Management
UNHabitat - Risk and Disaster Management
Rethinking emergencies: Sustainable relief and reconstruction –synopsis from World Urban Forum I & II
Sustainable relief in post-crisis situations
Land and Natural Disasters: Guidance for Practitioners
The Guidelines provide a holistic approach to addressing land issues from the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster through early recovery and reconstruction phases.
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (IJDRBE)
The International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (IJDRBE) has published its inaugural volume consisting 3 issues and the publisher has arranged free access until 31st January 2011 to all the journal papers published so far. This can be accessed by visiting www.emeraldinsight.com/ijdrbe.htm.
Development from Disasters network
The DFDN is a network of professionals, activists and academics committed to enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of recovery after disasters. It aims to improve the development of affected people’s lives, livelihoods and settlements to be better than it was before the disaster that hit them. A concerted multi-disciplinary approach is needed to address the medium and long term challenges of the sustainable rebuilding of lives and settlements.
www.developmentfromdisasters.net
Other International Resources
Scottish Government Publications
Numerous publications related to flood risk management - type "flood" into keyword search
Health and support services
In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, trauma and stress can take its toll on us all. Information on available support services is available at:
Commonwealth Government Flood Emergency Information
The St James Ethicall phone service can provide advice to assist planners dealing with ethical dilemmas that may arise when dealing with traumtised communities