Emergency service demand in Queensland during natural disasters
Paper
Paper/Presentation Title | Emergency service demand in Queensland during natural disasters |
---|---|
Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Wahalathantri, Buddhi (Author), Lokuge, Weena (Author), Karunasena, Warna (Author) and Setunge, Sujeeva (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 5th International conference on Building Resilience |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Newcastle, Australia |
ISBN | 9780994365200 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.newcastle.edu.au/events/faculty-of-engineering-and-built-environment/international-conference-on-building-resilience |
Conference/Event | 5th International Conference on Building Resilience |
Event Details | 5th International Conference on Building Resilience Parent International Conference on Building Resilience Event Date 15 to end of 17 Jul 2015 Event Location Newcastle, Australia |
Abstract | Community resilience is a growing research area due to increased frequency, intensity and the extent of damage caused by recent natural disasters. There are different aspects which need to be accounted in a community resilience model. One key area that needs to be examined in this context is the mobility of people. Natural disasters cause changes in travel demand before, during and after the event. Travel demand in these three phases significantly varies in terms of need, pattern and mode of travel. The need for mobility of people also varies around a natural disaster, and hence, it expects a change in travel patterns for emergency services, general household activities and reconstruction activities. Demand for emergency services generally expects to be peaking in time of the incident starting a few hours before the event, for natural disasters like floods and bushfires. These variations in travel demand may depend on the intensity and frequency of the natural disaster, impact on the community and the duration of the event. Studying travel demand variations due to natural disasters are an important aspect in developing a resilience model, particularly for road infrastructures such as bridges, culverts and floodways. This paper examines emergency service demand variation in Queensland, Australia during bushfires and floods. The paper highlights that demand for emergency services depends on the type of natural disaster, the demographic and geographic characteristics. Future resilience models should, therefore, include emergency service demand variation for different types of natural disasters and demographic and geographic characteristics of the region. |
Keywords | travel demand; natural disasters; road infrastructures; mobility; household travels; emergency services; reconstruction activities |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400508. Infrastructure engineering and asset management |
401001. Engineering design | |
400504. Construction engineering | |
Public Notes | Copyright 2015 by The University of Newcastle. No evidence of restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted Version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Funding source | Grant ID 451040/00/1005529 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q351z/emergency-service-demand-in-queensland-during-natural-disasters
Download files
1754
total views84
total downloads2
views this month0
downloads this month