This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the ... more This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the potentially important dynamics that could have an influence on social vulnerability in the city. To better understand social vulnerability in Zürich, CSS’s research team conducted interviews with experts working with very different social groups in the city of Zürich on a day-to-day basis. Three hazards were chosen for detailed spatial analysis: chemical accidents, flooding, and heatwave. A first key finding of this project has been the observation that locally specific social vulnerability characteristics can be difficult to represent cartographically. Second, the project demonstrated that while disasters incite extreme impacts, vulnerability in everyday lives translates to vulnerability in the context of a disaster. Last, given society’s dynamism, disaster managers must also adopt adaptive and flexible approaches to understand how societal changes might influence social vulnerability. The results suggest that social vulnerability can most effectively be addressed by a network of various governmental and non-governmental actors
This report compares and contrasts national approaches to addressing three important challenges t... more This report compares and contrasts national approaches to addressing three important challenges to modern civil protection: the interdependency of modern threats/risks; austerity and the need for economic efficiency; and the changing nature of communication. Each challenge is examined in the context of an organizational response, and explored from the perspective of two countries where the challenge has been institutionally recognized. The work identified three principle results from these national comparisons of approaches to key challenges: there are no ‘best’ practices high-impact events drive system adaptations; system adaptations coincide with political and economic windows of opportunity.
Smart cities need smart Critical Infrastructure Protection. This means trusting technology to pla... more Smart cities need smart Critical Infrastructure Protection. This means trusting technology to play a more substantial role in securing infrastructure for the resilient provision of critical services. Adapting to a future that includes Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things is a necessity, not a choice.
Global connectivity presents new security challenges for NATO, especially in relation to critical... more Global connectivity presents new security challenges for NATO, especially in relation to critical infrastructure interdependence. Building resilience though civil preparedness will be a paradigm changer for deterrence. However, resilience requires adaptation and cultural change in the alliance. Non-state actors need to be engaged to maintain and enhance the security of allies.ISSN:2296-024
Potential critical infrastructure resilience assessment indicators 3.1 A-priori critical infrastr... more Potential critical infrastructure resilience assessment indicators 3.1 A-priori critical infrastructure resilience indicators 3.1.1 Probability of failure 3.1.2 Quality of infrastructure 3.1.3 Pre-event functionality of the infrastructure 3.1.4 Substitutability 3.1.5 Interdependence 3.1.6 Quality/extent of mitigating features 3.1.7 Quality of disturbance planning/response 3.1.8 Quality of crisis communications/information sharing 3.1.9 Security of infrastructure 3.2 Post-hoc critical infrastructure resilience indicators 3.2.1 Systems failure 3.2.2 Severity of failure 3.2.3 Post-event functionality 3.2.4 Post-event damage assessment 3.2.5 Cost of reinstating functionality post-event 3.2.6 Recovery time post-event 3.2.7 Recovery/loss ratio 4 Case comparison: Development of resilience indices 4.1 Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Program: Resilience Index 4.1.1 Development and indicators 4.1.2 Methodology 4.1.3 Advantages and/or disadvantages 4.2 Resilience of the trans-oceanic telecommunications system 4.2.1 Development and indicators 4.2.2 Methodology 4.2.3 Advantages and disadvantages 5 Developing a resilience index for Swiss Critical Infrastructure 6 Conclusion 7 References
La connectivité universelle place l’OTAN face à de nouveaux défis en matière de sécurité, notamme... more La connectivité universelle place l’OTAN face à de nouveaux défis en matière de sécurité, notamment liés à l’interdépendance des infrastructures critiques. Dans ce contexte, le renforcement de la résilience par la préparation du secteur civil modifiera fondamentalement le modèle de dissuasion. Cette évolution exige toutefois des adaptations et un changement de culture au sein de l’Alliance, en particulier quant à l’implication d’acteurs non étatiques.ISSN:2296-022
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015
Over the past two decades, decision-making in disaster risk management (DRM) has evolved signific... more Over the past two decades, decision-making in disaster risk management (DRM) has evolved significantly. This has resulted in a re-focus from a predominantly top-down, 'command and control' style of management, to the encouragement of 'people-centred' approaches and local participation. In this paper we critically explore this transition, particularly examining the teething problems related to the adoption of people-centred approaches, and especially to the transfer of DRM responsibility from the agencies in charge to the private citizens. We review traditional top-down approaches against a backdrop of changing circumstances relevant to disaster risk, and present some background to the international push for people-centred approaches, comparing the key characteristics of the two approaches. Using three case studies, we discuss how the personal responsibilities of citizens are weighed against the responsibilities of local authorities. The examples reveal a complex landscape characterised by insufficient resources at the local level, and lack of willingness among public at risk to share responsibility for disaster risk management with authorities. Moreover, local participation can create situations of conflict between public and private interests. If official authorities are to implement the new people-centred approach, they must better understand residents' perspectives and responsibility expectations, become more competent communicators, and be willing to engage in long-term dialogue with communities. This requires the courage to question existing institutional arrangements, and not only devolve power in DRM, but also relinquish responsibility to citizens. Future research must focus particularly on better understanding the benefits and challenges of shared state and civil responsibility in DRM theory and practice.
International Journal of River Basin Management, 2014
ABSTRACT During the past decade the concept of ecosystem services (ES) – the benefits that nature... more ABSTRACT During the past decade the concept of ecosystem services (ES) – the benefits that nature provides to humans – has increasingly been embraced as a promising avenue towards sustainable resource management. Initially pitched to incentive-based biodiversity conservation, the ES concept is now being applied to a diversity of environmental resources in a multitude of policy, planning and management contexts. In the context of water planning, the ES concept is increasingly rivalling the Integrated Water Resource Management paradigm. Despite the omnipresence of the ES language, significant challenges remain in terms of ES implementation and governance. This paper reports on lessons learnt from the collaborative development of an ES Framework within the context of statutory water allocation planning in Australia. The Framework consists of seven components, three of which match key planning steps in existing Australian statutory water planning guidelines. Central to the Framework is a benefits table for water planning. The benefits table is based on the ‘ES cascade’ model, a metaphor which makes clear distinctions between ecosystem processes, functions, services, benefits, values and beneficiaries. The benefits table is intended for bidirectional use, confronting demands of water system beneficiaries with the biophysical mechanisms that render the services. The Framework is innovative in three ways. First, it was jointly designed with Australia's national water agency (the National Water Commission), based on statutory guidelines for water planning and management. Second, it addresses a statutory requirement for water planning processes to better consider public benefits from aquatic systems, thus providing a direct incentive for water planners to engage with the Framework. Third, the Framework emphasizes the need for comprehensive, a-priori analysis of ES beneficiaries. Comprehensive evaluation of the ES Framework will be required to document successful applications and share lessons learnt amongst the water planning and ES research communities.
Phosphorus is a critical element on which all life depends. Global crop production depends on fer... more Phosphorus is a critical element on which all life depends. Global crop production depends on fertilisers derived from phosphate rock to maintain high crop yields. Population increase, changing dietary preferences towards more meat and dairy products, and the continuing intensification of global agriculture supporting this expansion will place increasing pressure on an uncertain, but finite supply of high-quality phosphate rock. Growing concern about phosphorus scarcity and security, coupled with the environmental impact of phosphorus pollution, has encouraged an increase in research exploring how phosphorus is used and lost in the food system-from mine to field to fork. An assessment of recent phosphorus flows analyses at different geographical scales identifies the key phosphorus 'hotspots', for example within the mining, agriculture or food processing sectors, where efficiency and reuse can be substantially improved through biotechnological approaches coupled with policy changes.
This report focuses on understanding how civil protection organizations learn from direct or indi... more This report focuses on understanding how civil protection organizations learn from direct or indirect experiences(events), and planned learning processes (exercises). The work is based on information gained from desktop analysis and interviews with civil protection representatives or researchers from the case study countries concerning international events and exercises. We examined how these events were reported, evaluated, and then (if at all) acted on organizationally, and how the information was used to inform adaptive processes in the context of the national civil protection system. An implicit assumption of the authors was that civil protection organizations should be learning organizations that document and respond to operational, coordination, and planning issues if and when they are recognized. By exploring a range of international cases, this study seeks to provide recommendations on good practice, reporting and evaluation, and provide insights into how international civil protection organizations have responded to challenging events or informative exercises.
This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the ... more This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the potentially important dynamics that could have an influence on social vulnerability in the city. To better understand social vulnerability in Zürich, CSS’s research team conducted interviews with experts working with very different social groups in the city of Zürich on a day-to-day basis. Three hazards were chosen for detailed spatial analysis: chemical accidents, flooding, and heatwave. A first key finding of this project has been the observation that locally specific social vulnerability characteristics can be difficult to represent cartographically. Second, the project demonstrated that while disasters incite extreme impacts, vulnerability in everyday lives translates to vulnerability in the context of a disaster. Last, given society’s dynamism, disaster managers must also adopt adaptive and flexible approaches to understand how societal changes might influence social vulnerability. The results suggest that social vulnerability can most effectively be addressed by a network of various governmental and non-governmental actors.
Leading the work on 'Commodity Futures' is the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the Uni... more Leading the work on 'Commodity Futures' is the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology, Sydney. ISF was established in 1996, to develop sustainable futures through research and consultancy work with industry, government and the community. Our mission is to create change toward sustainable futures that protect and enhance the environment, human wellbeing, and social equity. We seek to adopt an inter-disciplinary approach to our work, and engage collaborators in processes that emphasise strategic decision-making for long-term benefit.
While risk managers at the city level have generally been found to favor a stronger involvement b... more While risk managers at the city level have generally been found to favor a stronger involvement by, and engagement with, the federal government in the predisaster phase, the clash of ‘cultures’ between the operationally-oriented city risk managers and the more strategically-oriented federal agencies needs to be acknowledged and addressed. The federal concepts are “...useful, but very general. [...] What we needed is a much more operational basis for planning, much more focused on the ground. [...] It is important that the Table 2: Stated events and processes influencing city-level risk analysis. Preventing and Managing Large-Scale Disasters in Swiss Cities 10 Confederation understands this...”12 A possible reason for this clash, mentioned by the interviewees, is that cities are only rarely actively involved in the risk identification and analysis process of higher political levels. Following the interviewees’ perspective, by developing concepts and scenarios for risks that are direc...
The National Peak Minerals Forum brought together over 25 stakeholders from government, industry ... more The National Peak Minerals Forum brought together over 25 stakeholders from government, industry and the research community to discuss the issue of peak minerals in Australia-underlying drivers, the current situation, dominant trends and impacts and the future challenges and opportunities for research, technology and policy. Building on the report "Peak minerals in Australia: a review of changing impacts and benefits", the day began with presentations on how peak minerals represents a symbolic change from the current mining of cheap, accessible, easily processed ores, to a future where lower grade, more complex and inaccessible ores remain. Australia's largest mineral exports are iron ore, gold, copper and alumina, and high-grade reserves are being depleted. Whilst estimating the long-term availability of commodities is difficult, rising production rates shorten resource life, and new greenfields discoveries of high quality ores are not being made. Efficiency gains have offset declining grades to date, but water and energy use is rising. The role of new technology being developed by CSIRO was then explored, including in processing iron ore with phosphorus impurities, using bio-char in steelmaking to reduce greenhouse gases, in heap leaching of nickel laterites and in-situ leaching of gold. The impact of the minerals industry on Australia was then discussed, noting the challenges of a stronger dollar and higher interest rates. A sovereign wealth fund was explored as a way to avoid currency appreciation and capture long-term wealth from minerals processing. There was general acknowledgement that 'peak minerals' in Australia will place increasing pressure on the competitiveness of Australian mining, though for most minerals a peak in production had not yet occurred. Turning the discussion toward how best to respond, participants identified four key areas for positioning the minerals industry within a more sustainable Australian economy: 1. Technological advances as key factors in the future sustainability of the mining industry. 2. Structures for long-term decision-making that can assist the development of effective minerals policy. 3. The establishment of Australia as minerals services hub, not simply a quarry for global mineral needs. 4. Ensure impacts from mining are balanced by better and more even distribution of wealth from minerals. Future research in the Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster will develop quantitative case studies (Fe, Au, Cu, Ni, Li) and build on these stakeholder perspectives to develop strategies for improved resource governance in Australia. These will be explored through multi-stakeholder scenarios processes to be held later in 2010. Further dialogue and research engagement is possible online via a network hosted by ISF at http://resourcefutures.net.au.
This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the ... more This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the potentially important dynamics that could have an influence on social vulnerability in the city. To better understand social vulnerability in Zürich, CSS’s research team conducted interviews with experts working with very different social groups in the city of Zürich on a day-to-day basis. Three hazards were chosen for detailed spatial analysis: chemical accidents, flooding, and heatwave. A first key finding of this project has been the observation that locally specific social vulnerability characteristics can be difficult to represent cartographically. Second, the project demonstrated that while disasters incite extreme impacts, vulnerability in everyday lives translates to vulnerability in the context of a disaster. Last, given society’s dynamism, disaster managers must also adopt adaptive and flexible approaches to understand how societal changes might influence social vulnerability. The results suggest that social vulnerability can most effectively be addressed by a network of various governmental and non-governmental actors
This report compares and contrasts national approaches to addressing three important challenges t... more This report compares and contrasts national approaches to addressing three important challenges to modern civil protection: the interdependency of modern threats/risks; austerity and the need for economic efficiency; and the changing nature of communication. Each challenge is examined in the context of an organizational response, and explored from the perspective of two countries where the challenge has been institutionally recognized. The work identified three principle results from these national comparisons of approaches to key challenges: there are no ‘best’ practices high-impact events drive system adaptations; system adaptations coincide with political and economic windows of opportunity.
Smart cities need smart Critical Infrastructure Protection. This means trusting technology to pla... more Smart cities need smart Critical Infrastructure Protection. This means trusting technology to play a more substantial role in securing infrastructure for the resilient provision of critical services. Adapting to a future that includes Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things is a necessity, not a choice.
Global connectivity presents new security challenges for NATO, especially in relation to critical... more Global connectivity presents new security challenges for NATO, especially in relation to critical infrastructure interdependence. Building resilience though civil preparedness will be a paradigm changer for deterrence. However, resilience requires adaptation and cultural change in the alliance. Non-state actors need to be engaged to maintain and enhance the security of allies.ISSN:2296-024
Potential critical infrastructure resilience assessment indicators 3.1 A-priori critical infrastr... more Potential critical infrastructure resilience assessment indicators 3.1 A-priori critical infrastructure resilience indicators 3.1.1 Probability of failure 3.1.2 Quality of infrastructure 3.1.3 Pre-event functionality of the infrastructure 3.1.4 Substitutability 3.1.5 Interdependence 3.1.6 Quality/extent of mitigating features 3.1.7 Quality of disturbance planning/response 3.1.8 Quality of crisis communications/information sharing 3.1.9 Security of infrastructure 3.2 Post-hoc critical infrastructure resilience indicators 3.2.1 Systems failure 3.2.2 Severity of failure 3.2.3 Post-event functionality 3.2.4 Post-event damage assessment 3.2.5 Cost of reinstating functionality post-event 3.2.6 Recovery time post-event 3.2.7 Recovery/loss ratio 4 Case comparison: Development of resilience indices 4.1 Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Program: Resilience Index 4.1.1 Development and indicators 4.1.2 Methodology 4.1.3 Advantages and/or disadvantages 4.2 Resilience of the trans-oceanic telecommunications system 4.2.1 Development and indicators 4.2.2 Methodology 4.2.3 Advantages and disadvantages 5 Developing a resilience index for Swiss Critical Infrastructure 6 Conclusion 7 References
La connectivité universelle place l’OTAN face à de nouveaux défis en matière de sécurité, notamme... more La connectivité universelle place l’OTAN face à de nouveaux défis en matière de sécurité, notamment liés à l’interdépendance des infrastructures critiques. Dans ce contexte, le renforcement de la résilience par la préparation du secteur civil modifiera fondamentalement le modèle de dissuasion. Cette évolution exige toutefois des adaptations et un changement de culture au sein de l’Alliance, en particulier quant à l’implication d’acteurs non étatiques.ISSN:2296-022
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015
Over the past two decades, decision-making in disaster risk management (DRM) has evolved signific... more Over the past two decades, decision-making in disaster risk management (DRM) has evolved significantly. This has resulted in a re-focus from a predominantly top-down, 'command and control' style of management, to the encouragement of 'people-centred' approaches and local participation. In this paper we critically explore this transition, particularly examining the teething problems related to the adoption of people-centred approaches, and especially to the transfer of DRM responsibility from the agencies in charge to the private citizens. We review traditional top-down approaches against a backdrop of changing circumstances relevant to disaster risk, and present some background to the international push for people-centred approaches, comparing the key characteristics of the two approaches. Using three case studies, we discuss how the personal responsibilities of citizens are weighed against the responsibilities of local authorities. The examples reveal a complex landscape characterised by insufficient resources at the local level, and lack of willingness among public at risk to share responsibility for disaster risk management with authorities. Moreover, local participation can create situations of conflict between public and private interests. If official authorities are to implement the new people-centred approach, they must better understand residents' perspectives and responsibility expectations, become more competent communicators, and be willing to engage in long-term dialogue with communities. This requires the courage to question existing institutional arrangements, and not only devolve power in DRM, but also relinquish responsibility to citizens. Future research must focus particularly on better understanding the benefits and challenges of shared state and civil responsibility in DRM theory and practice.
International Journal of River Basin Management, 2014
ABSTRACT During the past decade the concept of ecosystem services (ES) – the benefits that nature... more ABSTRACT During the past decade the concept of ecosystem services (ES) – the benefits that nature provides to humans – has increasingly been embraced as a promising avenue towards sustainable resource management. Initially pitched to incentive-based biodiversity conservation, the ES concept is now being applied to a diversity of environmental resources in a multitude of policy, planning and management contexts. In the context of water planning, the ES concept is increasingly rivalling the Integrated Water Resource Management paradigm. Despite the omnipresence of the ES language, significant challenges remain in terms of ES implementation and governance. This paper reports on lessons learnt from the collaborative development of an ES Framework within the context of statutory water allocation planning in Australia. The Framework consists of seven components, three of which match key planning steps in existing Australian statutory water planning guidelines. Central to the Framework is a benefits table for water planning. The benefits table is based on the ‘ES cascade’ model, a metaphor which makes clear distinctions between ecosystem processes, functions, services, benefits, values and beneficiaries. The benefits table is intended for bidirectional use, confronting demands of water system beneficiaries with the biophysical mechanisms that render the services. The Framework is innovative in three ways. First, it was jointly designed with Australia's national water agency (the National Water Commission), based on statutory guidelines for water planning and management. Second, it addresses a statutory requirement for water planning processes to better consider public benefits from aquatic systems, thus providing a direct incentive for water planners to engage with the Framework. Third, the Framework emphasizes the need for comprehensive, a-priori analysis of ES beneficiaries. Comprehensive evaluation of the ES Framework will be required to document successful applications and share lessons learnt amongst the water planning and ES research communities.
Phosphorus is a critical element on which all life depends. Global crop production depends on fer... more Phosphorus is a critical element on which all life depends. Global crop production depends on fertilisers derived from phosphate rock to maintain high crop yields. Population increase, changing dietary preferences towards more meat and dairy products, and the continuing intensification of global agriculture supporting this expansion will place increasing pressure on an uncertain, but finite supply of high-quality phosphate rock. Growing concern about phosphorus scarcity and security, coupled with the environmental impact of phosphorus pollution, has encouraged an increase in research exploring how phosphorus is used and lost in the food system-from mine to field to fork. An assessment of recent phosphorus flows analyses at different geographical scales identifies the key phosphorus 'hotspots', for example within the mining, agriculture or food processing sectors, where efficiency and reuse can be substantially improved through biotechnological approaches coupled with policy changes.
This report focuses on understanding how civil protection organizations learn from direct or indi... more This report focuses on understanding how civil protection organizations learn from direct or indirect experiences(events), and planned learning processes (exercises). The work is based on information gained from desktop analysis and interviews with civil protection representatives or researchers from the case study countries concerning international events and exercises. We examined how these events were reported, evaluated, and then (if at all) acted on organizationally, and how the information was used to inform adaptive processes in the context of the national civil protection system. An implicit assumption of the authors was that civil protection organizations should be learning organizations that document and respond to operational, coordination, and planning issues if and when they are recognized. By exploring a range of international cases, this study seeks to provide recommendations on good practice, reporting and evaluation, and provide insights into how international civil protection organizations have responded to challenging events or informative exercises.
This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the ... more This report develops a comprehensive view of the specific social situation in Zürich, and of the potentially important dynamics that could have an influence on social vulnerability in the city. To better understand social vulnerability in Zürich, CSS’s research team conducted interviews with experts working with very different social groups in the city of Zürich on a day-to-day basis. Three hazards were chosen for detailed spatial analysis: chemical accidents, flooding, and heatwave. A first key finding of this project has been the observation that locally specific social vulnerability characteristics can be difficult to represent cartographically. Second, the project demonstrated that while disasters incite extreme impacts, vulnerability in everyday lives translates to vulnerability in the context of a disaster. Last, given society’s dynamism, disaster managers must also adopt adaptive and flexible approaches to understand how societal changes might influence social vulnerability. The results suggest that social vulnerability can most effectively be addressed by a network of various governmental and non-governmental actors.
Leading the work on 'Commodity Futures' is the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the Uni... more Leading the work on 'Commodity Futures' is the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology, Sydney. ISF was established in 1996, to develop sustainable futures through research and consultancy work with industry, government and the community. Our mission is to create change toward sustainable futures that protect and enhance the environment, human wellbeing, and social equity. We seek to adopt an inter-disciplinary approach to our work, and engage collaborators in processes that emphasise strategic decision-making for long-term benefit.
While risk managers at the city level have generally been found to favor a stronger involvement b... more While risk managers at the city level have generally been found to favor a stronger involvement by, and engagement with, the federal government in the predisaster phase, the clash of ‘cultures’ between the operationally-oriented city risk managers and the more strategically-oriented federal agencies needs to be acknowledged and addressed. The federal concepts are “...useful, but very general. [...] What we needed is a much more operational basis for planning, much more focused on the ground. [...] It is important that the Table 2: Stated events and processes influencing city-level risk analysis. Preventing and Managing Large-Scale Disasters in Swiss Cities 10 Confederation understands this...”12 A possible reason for this clash, mentioned by the interviewees, is that cities are only rarely actively involved in the risk identification and analysis process of higher political levels. Following the interviewees’ perspective, by developing concepts and scenarios for risks that are direc...
The National Peak Minerals Forum brought together over 25 stakeholders from government, industry ... more The National Peak Minerals Forum brought together over 25 stakeholders from government, industry and the research community to discuss the issue of peak minerals in Australia-underlying drivers, the current situation, dominant trends and impacts and the future challenges and opportunities for research, technology and policy. Building on the report "Peak minerals in Australia: a review of changing impacts and benefits", the day began with presentations on how peak minerals represents a symbolic change from the current mining of cheap, accessible, easily processed ores, to a future where lower grade, more complex and inaccessible ores remain. Australia's largest mineral exports are iron ore, gold, copper and alumina, and high-grade reserves are being depleted. Whilst estimating the long-term availability of commodities is difficult, rising production rates shorten resource life, and new greenfields discoveries of high quality ores are not being made. Efficiency gains have offset declining grades to date, but water and energy use is rising. The role of new technology being developed by CSIRO was then explored, including in processing iron ore with phosphorus impurities, using bio-char in steelmaking to reduce greenhouse gases, in heap leaching of nickel laterites and in-situ leaching of gold. The impact of the minerals industry on Australia was then discussed, noting the challenges of a stronger dollar and higher interest rates. A sovereign wealth fund was explored as a way to avoid currency appreciation and capture long-term wealth from minerals processing. There was general acknowledgement that 'peak minerals' in Australia will place increasing pressure on the competitiveness of Australian mining, though for most minerals a peak in production had not yet occurred. Turning the discussion toward how best to respond, participants identified four key areas for positioning the minerals industry within a more sustainable Australian economy: 1. Technological advances as key factors in the future sustainability of the mining industry. 2. Structures for long-term decision-making that can assist the development of effective minerals policy. 3. The establishment of Australia as minerals services hub, not simply a quarry for global mineral needs. 4. Ensure impacts from mining are balanced by better and more even distribution of wealth from minerals. Future research in the Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster will develop quantitative case studies (Fe, Au, Cu, Ni, Li) and build on these stakeholder perspectives to develop strategies for improved resource governance in Australia. These will be explored through multi-stakeholder scenarios processes to be held later in 2010. Further dialogue and research engagement is possible online via a network hosted by ISF at http://resourcefutures.net.au.
Tim Prior was recently an invited speaker at the University of Loughborough’s conference on “Adva... more Tim Prior was recently an invited speaker at the University of Loughborough’s conference on “Advancing Societal Resilience”. The conference, organised by the University’s cross-departmental research program on ‘Secure and Resilient Societies’, explored natural hazard resilience, public health resilience, and resilience in Security and defence.
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