Disaster & Environmental Justice – Briefing Papers

Disaster and environmental justice focussing on the role of societies and governing structures in creating, perpetuating and addressing vulnerabilities, inequalities, and injustices that are magnified by natural hazards and climate change.

Disaster justice can be applied to all phases of the Prevention—Preparedness—Response—Recovery (PPRR) disaster cycle spectrum and links environmental rights and human rights, recognising that the impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed across societies.

Disaster Justice Briefing Paper Series 2 – released October 2024

Queensland's response to the 2021-22 floods: Critical reflections on the Resilient Homes Fund

Dzienis, Magdalena (2024) Queensland's response to the 2021-22 floods: Critical reflections on the Resilient Homes Fund. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 61.

Disaster justice and the school as a critical social infrastructure

Barnes, Naomi (2024) Disaster justice and the school as a critical social infrastructure. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 62, p.1.

Historical roots and future pathways: Centering disaster justice in the Brazilian Amazon forest fires

Sepulveda, Ariel (2024) Historial roots and future pathways: Centring disaster justice in the Brazilian Amazon forest fires. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, September 2024 (64).

Promoting disability justice to reduce climate-induced disaster injustices

King, Julie, Grant-Smith, Deanna (2024) Promoting disability justice to reduce climate-induced disaster injustices. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 2024 (65), p.1.

Climate and disaster-related planned relocation: Wellbeing outcomes and justice implications

Piggott-McKellar, Annah, Pearson, Jasmine, McMichael, Celia, Vella, Karen (2024) Climate and disaster-related planned relocation: Wellbeing outcomes and justice implications. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 2024 (63), p.1.

Storytelling for disaster resilience and community engagement: A practical guide

Hou, Jenny (2024) Storytelling for disaster resilience and community engagement: A practical guide. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 67, pp.1-4.

Disaster Justice Briefing Paper Series 1 – released August 2024

Project team experiences of working with disaster affected communities, psychological hazards and well-being

Bergin, Georgia, Piggott-McKellar, Annah (2024) Project team experiences of working with disaster affected communities, psychological hazards and well-being. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 55.

Ageing, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Disasters: Applying WHO's Active Ageing Framework

Bennett, Belinda, Chelberg, Kristina (2024) Ageing, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Disasters: Applying WHO's Active Ageing Framework. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 54.

Community-led disaster management: Insights from flood-affected communities across South-East Queensland

Taylor, Monica, Muir, Laurelle, Crawford, Fiona, Davison, Oscar, Maguire, Rowena, Lewis, Bridget (2024) Community-led disaster management: Insights from flood-affected communities across South-East Queensland. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 53.

Sharing Responsibility for Disaster Justice: An analysis of submissions to the 2023 Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience

Crawford, Fiona, Davison, Oscar, Taylor, Monica, Muir, Laurelle, Maguire, Rowena, Lewis, Bridget, Bull, Melissa (2024) Sharing Responsibility for Disaster Justice: An analysis of submissions to the 2023 Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 52.

Exploring new dimensions of gender in disaster: Sexual violence, reproductive health and masculinity

Bethune, Loriana (2024) Exploring new dimensions of gender in disaster: Sexual violence, reproductive health and masculinity. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 56.

Home ownership and mortgage obligations: Other impacts of climate change

Cradduck, Lucy (2024) Home ownership and mortgage obligations: Other impacts of climate change. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 58, pp.1-4.

The capacities of workforces to ‘surge’ on demand: An unfolding disaster

Malatzky, Christina, Grant-Smith, Deanna, McDonald, Fiona, Elliott, Lana, Correa Velez, Ignacio (2024) The capacities of workforces to 'surge' on demand: An unfolding disaster. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 59, pp.1-4.

A human rights analysis of Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements

Taylor, Monica (2024) A human rights analysis of Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 57.

Other Briefing Papers

The body politics of energy, health, and well-being

Harada, Theresa, Gordon, Ross (2023) The body politics of energy, health, and well-being. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, (30).

Reimagining (in)Security in Pacific Island States and Territories

Watson, Danielle, Brice, Jeremy, Akeli Amaama, Safua (2022) Reimagining (in)Security in Pacific Island States and Territories. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, (27), pp.1-4.