Journal article
Towards New Disaster Governance: Subsidiarity as a Critical Tool
Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol.25(6), pp.386-398
2015
Abstract
Major natural disasters are events where day-to-day governance activities are disrupted and a large range of different actors - governmental and non-governmental - are required to (re)act. Given the inherently chaotic nature of disaster events, and the diverse groups responding to their attendant impacts, clarity about how authority and responsibility are allocated across key disaster management actors is essential. This raises numerous pertinent questions: Are there areas of shared competence between different disaster management actors? Is there a need for them to act in common? Is credible cooperation feasible? Can responsibilities be allocated in a clear and effective manner? In this paper, drawing upon the subsidiarity principle, we provide a review of the academic literature using the role of different actors in disaster management in Australia as the case. The objective of the paper is to synthesise what is known and to, thereby, provoke greater conversation and research of responsibilities during disaster events in Australia and beyond. The ultimate contribution is to help understand how the roles of different disaster management actors can be better reconciled to ensure more effective and efficient outcomes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
Details
- Title
- Towards New Disaster Governance: Subsidiarity as a Critical Tool
- Authors
- Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessBrian Cook (Author) - University of MelbourneLouise Harms (Author) - University of MelbourneAlan March (Author) - University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol.25(6), pp.386-398
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1002/eet.1681
- ISSN
- 1756-932X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449398202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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