scholarly journals Warrnambool Exchange Fire — Resilience and Emergency Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory ◽  
Kaye Scholfield ◽  
Khandakar Ahmed ◽  
Dorothy McLaren ◽  
James Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Service Area ◽  
Network Resilience ◽  
Telephone Exchange ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
The Future

Effective emergency management of a disaster at a single point of failure is vital if the effects of the disaster are to be mitigated. The immediate impacts of a disaster highlight stakeholder perspectives. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to every disaster. Nevertheless, analysing features, aftermath, impact and interim services made available after a disaster provide lessons that can be utilised to avert or mitigate the effects of similar events in the future. This paper provides lessons learnt from a fire that occurred in 2012 in the Warrnambool telephone exchange located in Victoria, Australia and proposes a strategy that provides increased network resilience and more effective emergency management once the copper-based core switching in exchanges is progressively replaced by fibre service area modules.

Report on CLEF 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Martin Braschler ◽  
Linda Cappellato ◽  
Fabio Crestani ◽  
Nicola Ferro ◽  
Gundula Heinatz Bürki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Test ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Test Collections ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future ◽  
20Th Anniversary

This is a report on the tenth edition of the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF 2019), held from September 9--12, 2019, in Lugano, Switzerland. CLEF was a four day event combining a Conference and an Evaluation Forum. The Conference featured keynotes by Bruce Croft, Yair Neuman, and Miguel Martínez, and presentation of peer reviewed research papers covering a wide range of topics in addition to many posters. The Evaluation Forum consisted to nine Labs: CENTRE, CheckThat, eHealth, eRisk, ImageCLEF, LifeCLEF, PAN, PIR-CLEF, and ProtestNews, addressing a wide range of tasks, media, languages, and ways to go beyond standard test collections. CLEF 2019 marked the 20th anniversary of CLEF, which was celebrated with a dedicated session and a book on the lessons learnt in twenty years of evaluation activities and the future perspectives for CLEF. CLEF 2019 also introduced the Industry Days to further extend the reach and impact of CLEF.

The Future of Tracking Tourists’ Behaviour and Mobility

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Tracking Technology

The field of tracking tourists’ mobility is a rapidly evolving space. In the eighteen months that it has taken to write this book, many innovations, along with world events such as COVID-19 have emerged, which have required updates to be made to this manuscript. There is no reason to believe that these changes will not continue to be necessary, as technological innovations are likely to occur at a rapid pace and will, no doubt, be utilised by those involved in tourism research. The purpose of this chapter is to attempt to investigate the future of the adaptations that are likely to occur with regards to tourist tracking technology and methods. A near-future gaze is taken as technology and world events are evolving so quickly that it is difficult to predict a future beyond the short term. Techniques such as physiological tracking, emergency management, indoor positioning, machine learning and artificial intelligence are assessed along with the future of ethical research conduct. A summary is also made where the pros and cons of each research method is assessed and finally, future research needs are highlighted.

Medical Preparation for Terrorism in Australia. Is Luck Running Out for “The Lucky Country?”

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G.E. Caldicott ◽  
Nicholas A. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Management Structure ◽  
Medical Preparation ◽  
Terrorist Incident ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

AbstractRecent world events have forced Australia to re-examine its role on the world stage and its susceptibility to terrorist attacks. The authors examine the brief historical exposure of Australia to the phenomenon of terrorism, and review the geopolitical climate and features that may render it more susceptible to attack in the future. Australia's emergency management structure is outlined, and its current state of medical preparedness for a terrorist incident is critically reviewed.

scholarly journals Revelation of Wuhan City’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic on Urban Resilience Enhancement

2020 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Shengjie Pan ◽  
Huey Wen Lim ◽  
Na Xiao ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Dongping Fang
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Economic And Social Impacts ◽  
Emergency System

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic and social impacts worldwide and revealed the importance and urgency of urban resilience enhancement. To learn the lessons from this pandemic, this study undertook a case study in Wuhan City, which was the first city in China where the outbreak was declared, and analyzed the process of its response to the pandemic. Based on the theory of emergency management, this study identified four stages of the emergency management process and conducted an in-depth analysis of the experience gained at each stage from the perspective of urban resilience. Then, this study evaluated the level of urban resilience of Wuhan City, and put forward suggestions for enhancement of the emergency system of China. The findings provided important revelation for other cities to cope with major disasters in the future.

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