1st Edition
Disaster Management in Australia Government Coordination in a Time of Crisis
Chapter One: The challenge of managing crises
Chapter Two: Crisis management and whole of government - comfortable bedfellows
Chapter Three: Black Saturday - a state in ashes
Chapter Four: Under water but spirits high - The Queensland floods
Chapter Five: Not all crises are created equal
Chapter Six: The flames and water are gone - crisis management in Australia
Biography
George Carayannopoulos is Head of the Higher Degree Research Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia, and an Associate Member of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre. George has held a number of senior positions in management and research development. He has a background in policy development, analysis and evaluation and his research areas include public policy collaboration, interagency coordination and crisis management.
