john Handmer
Professor
Geospatial Science
RMIT University
Australia
Biography
Professor John Handmer leads RMIT’s and its Human Security Program. He is also Convener of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Emergency Management, and Principle Scientific Advisor for the Bushfire CRC. He holds adjunct professorial positions at ANU and the Flood Hazard Research Centre in London. He works on the social and economic aspects of emergency management and disasters.
Research Interest
Risk and resilience
Publications
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 Centralised coordination of spontaneous emergency volunteers: The EV CREW modelÂ
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 The practice of integrating adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the south-west Pacific
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 How much do disasters cost? A comparison of disaster cost estimates in Australia
