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Visions of sharing responsibility for disaster resilience: sharing control McLennan, B and Handmer, J 2013, 'Visions of sharing responsibility for disaster resilience: sharing control', in R. P Thornton and L.J. Wright (ed.) Proceedings of Bushfire CRC & AFAC 2012 Conference Research Forum, Perth, Australia, 28 August 2012, pp. 13-25. Document type: Conference Paper Collection: Conference Papers Title Visions of sharing responsibility for disaster resilience: sharing control Author(s) McLennan, B Handmer, J Year 2013 Conference name Bushfire CRC & AFAC 2012 Conference Research Forum Conference location Perth, Australia Conference dates 28 August 2012 Proceedings title Proceedings of Bushfire CRC & AFAC 2012 Conference Research Forum Editor(s) R. P Thornton and L.J. Wright Publisher Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre Place of publication Australia Start page 13 End page 25 Total pages 13 Abstract Strong normative statements have been made in key policy documents and public inquiries about the need to focus on a principle of 'Shared Responsibility' in Australian emergency management. However, these statements give very little guidance on what sharing responsibility might look like on the ground, leaving stakeholders wondering what this idea mean for the way they interact and what they are expected to achieve in this sector. This paper analyses what the idea of 'sharing responsibility' means in the context of disaster resilience from the perspectives of stakeholders that participated in a workshop held in March 2012. The workshop brought together a wide range of stakeholders from across government, communities and NGOs, and research to discuss the idea and implications of 'sharing responsibility for disaster resilience'. Of six facets of responsibility highlighted in the literature that theorises responsibility in the context of risk, one stood out clearly in the stakeholders presentations at the workshop: agency/control. In particular, the need for public sector agencies to share control as well as responsibility with communities was emphasised Subjects Human Geography not elsewhere classified Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified Keyword(s) disaster resilience emergency management shared responsibility Copyright notice © 2013 Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre; The Authors ISBN 9780980675962 Related Links Link Description http://www.bushfirecrc.com/sites/default/files/managed/resource/final_mclenna... Link to Published Version   Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 28 Jan 2015, 11:03:37 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 159 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 28 Jan 2015, 10:59:00 EST by Catalyst Administrator